Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Alderside Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lanchester , and the 671st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Alderside Crescent (DH7 0PY) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Lanchester average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderside Crescent (DH7 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbiggen Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newbiggen Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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