Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Clarence Villas area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 559th 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 Clarence Villas (DH6 4JS) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Villas (DH6 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Earls Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holmfield Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bower Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Earls Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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