Crime Rates at Carey Close, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5EX

Carey Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 338th 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 Carey Close (DH6 5EX) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carey Close (DH6 5EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Court (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.