Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 131.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dale Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 474th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.1% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Court (DH8 5DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ponds Court. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bertha Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Georgia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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