Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Petterson Dale area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petterson Dale (DH6 4HA) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petterson Dale (DH6 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petterson Dale, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roslyn Mews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Petterson Dale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roslyn Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Landsdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Landsdowne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petterson Dale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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