Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 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 154.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wallnook Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 386th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wallnook Lane (DH7 9TP) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallnook Lane (DH7 9TP), the main crime hotspot is near Park Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wallnook Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Magenta Court Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Elm Street Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Drive —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson The Woodlands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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