Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunelm Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 348th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunelm Road (DH6 3HT) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunelm Road (DH6 3HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways Court, where police recorded 4 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.

Crime Over Time in Dunelm Road area

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Data Sources

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