Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peth Bank area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanchester , and the 844th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Peth Bank (DH7 0NG) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% higher than the Lanchester average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peth Bank (DH7 0NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peth Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deanery View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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