Total Crime Rate

134.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 134.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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
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

Robson Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 457th 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 Robson Crescent (DH6 5DU) in the last 12 months was 134.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Robson Crescent (DH6 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Robson Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burn Street —
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 Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burn Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
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 2025Other theft Griffiths Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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