Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Front Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lanchester , and the 706th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH7 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Lanchester average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH7 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Holmlea. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnhope Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnhope Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnhope Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnhope Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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