Total Crime Rate

517.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 517.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 78.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wordsworth Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wordsworth Avenue (DH6 3RB) in the last 12 months was 517.2 per 1,000 residents and was 310.5% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 133.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Avenue (DH6 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quilstyle Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Street (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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