Crime Rates at George Street, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5DR

George Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (DH6 5DR) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (DH6 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Court. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.