Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byland Court area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Byland Court (DH7 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byland Court (DH7 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wayside Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byland Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wayside Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auton Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue —
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Data Sources

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