Total Crime Rate

181.5 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 181.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Other crime 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Front Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 297th 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 Front Street (DH6 4PD) in the last 12 months was 181.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH6 4PD), the main crime hotspot is near Front Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Front Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Sharon Avenue Under investigation
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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