Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dale Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 667th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Dale Street (DH7 9YW) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Street (DH7 9YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theme/Adventure Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Dale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowbank Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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