Total Crime Rate

274.0 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 274.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.5 9/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Southlands area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Southlands (DH6 4LQ) in the last 12 months was 274.0 per 1,000 residents and was 216.1% higher than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southlands (DH6 4LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Hill, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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