Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ravensworth Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 616th 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 Ravensworth Court (DH6 2UX) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ravensworth Court (DH6 2UX), 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 Ravensworth Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braddyll Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ravensworth Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Windsor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patrick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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