Total Crime Rate

155.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Gables area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 380th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Gables (DH6 3ER) in the last 12 months was 155.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Gables (DH6 3ER), the main crime hotspot is near Passfield Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Gables area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Passfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Passfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Chad Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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