Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Johns Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 754th 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 St Johns Crescent (DH6 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Crescent (DH6 5AQ), 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 St Johns Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Margaret Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Tweddle Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tweddle Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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