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

Dunelm Road 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 Dunelm Road (DH6 3GZ) 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 Dunelm Road (DH6 3GZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunelm Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Youll Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunelm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Youll Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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