Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 48.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 548th 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 This (DH6 5HF) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH6 5HF, the main crime hotspot is near Hett Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH6 5HF area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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