Total Crime Rate
138.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Constance Street 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 Constance Street (DH8 5DU) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Constance Street (DH8 5DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mason Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ponds Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mason Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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