Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tunstall Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 742nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tunstall Avenue (DH6 5EE) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Avenue (DH6 5EE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tunstall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surtees Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Surtees Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Tunstall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monteigne Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monteigne Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monteigne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrington Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charlton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlton Court —
Apr 2026Public order Lawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lawson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robson Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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