Total Crime Rate
138.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dale Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Court (DH8 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 212.6% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dale Court (DH8 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ponds Court, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Consett North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Generation Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ponds Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Steel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Steel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prospect Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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