Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakridge Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 759th 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 Oakridge Road (DH7 7LW) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakridge Road (DH7 7LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldridge Court, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Park (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aldridge Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lilac Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Park —
Apr 2026Public order Maple Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maple Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime New Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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