Total Crime Rate

85.1 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 85.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Donald Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 781st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Donald Avenue (DH6 2UF) in the last 12 months was 85.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Donald Avenue (DH6 2UF), the main crime hotspot is near Windsor Drive. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Donald Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patrick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braddyll Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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