Total Crime Rate

155.7 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 155.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Johnson Estate area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 378th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Johnson Estate (DH6 3LH) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Johnson Estate (DH6 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Byron Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Johnson Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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