Total Crime Rate

272.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 272.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.1 6/10
  • Public order 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Quilstyle Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 157th 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 Quilstyle Road (DH6 3RF) in the last 12 months was 272.1 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quilstyle Road (DH6 3RF), the main crime hotspot is near Quetlaw Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Quilstyle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Quetlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quetlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quetlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Quetlaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quetlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Quetlaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quetlaw Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Quetlaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quetlaw Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quetlaw Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quetlaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1279 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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