Total Crime Rate

130.3 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 130.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Romaine Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 483rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romaine Square (DH6 5AE) in the last 12 months was 130.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romaine Square (DH6 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Court. Police recorded 21 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 Romaine Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Burn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burn Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Steavenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steavenson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweddle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweddle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweddle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweddle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tweddle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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