Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Chapel Court area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 829th highest 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 Chapel Court (DH7 6UD) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% lower than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Court (DH7 6UD), the main crime hotspot is near North Terrace. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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