Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Donald Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 541st 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 Donald Avenue (DH6 2UF) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Avenue (DH6 2UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patrick Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Donald Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donald Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plantation Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braddyll Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braddyll Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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