Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Tunstall Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 859th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Tunstall Avenue (DH6 5EE) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tunstall Avenue (DH6 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Griffiths Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Court Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longley Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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