Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 24 local areas in Murton , and the 854th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fallowfield Terrace (DH6 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Abbeydale Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fallowfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeydale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbeydale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbeydale Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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