Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Robert Terrace area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 305th 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 Robert Terrace (DH6 5EG) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% lower than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Robert Terrace (DH6 5EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tunstall Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakfield Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charlton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlton Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lawson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Griffiths Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tunstall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | David Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Charles Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tunstall Avenue | β |
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