Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Lambs Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 652nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambs Place (DH6 5DB) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambs Place (DH6 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Service Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambs Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wylam Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Durham Service Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Service Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Service Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Service Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Service Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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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