Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 238.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watson Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Watson Close (DH6 3QX) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Close (DH6 3QX), the main crime hotspot is near Dodds Close. Police recorded 12 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 Watson Close area

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Data Sources

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