Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 193.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakridge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 267th 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 Oakridge Road (DH7 7LN) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Road (DH7 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Aldridge Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilac Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldridge Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Aldridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lilac Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holly Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Park Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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