Total Crime Rate

138.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dale 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Generation Place
Apr 2026Drugs Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponds Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station

Data Sources

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