Total Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fallowfield Terrace area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 836th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fallowfield Terrace (DH6 2SG) in the last 12 months was 77.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fallowfield Terrace (DH6 2SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maythorne Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fallowfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maythorne Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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