Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Ritson Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 648th 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 Ritson Avenue (DH7 7BG) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritson Avenue (DH7 7BG), 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 Ritson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ritson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byland Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auton Stile Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ritson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wayside Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wayside Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wayside Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaurepaire —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ritson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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