Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 135.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wylam Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 496th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wylam Street (DH6 5BD) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% higher than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wylam Street (DH6 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wylam Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grange Park Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monteigne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monteigne Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monteigne Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Charlesworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charlesworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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