Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Lea area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 280th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 May Lea (DH7 6RH) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Deerness average (111.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Lea (DH7 6RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Deneside, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Lea (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norburn Park Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Hillside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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