Crime Rates at Palm Street, Langley Park, Durham, DH7 9SR

Palm Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 789th highest 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 Palm Street (DH7 9SR) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palm Street (DH7 9SR), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Mews. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.