Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Skippers Meadow area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 770th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skippers Meadow (DH7 7QL) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skippers Meadow (DH7 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Bay Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skippers Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pine Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bay Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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