Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 195.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morley Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 265th 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 Morley Crescent (DH6 4NN) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.8% higher than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Crescent (DH6 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Morley Crescent. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradyll Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradyll Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morley Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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