Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rowley Crescent area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 778th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Rowley Crescent (DH7 9LL) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowley Crescent (DH7 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Dene Park. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Other theft Fir Terraces Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fir Terraces Under investigation
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Data Sources

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