Total Crime Rate

536.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

268.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 536.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 268.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 110.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.2 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Unsworth Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unsworth Gardens (DH8 5RX) in the last 12 months was 536.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1110.0% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 268.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unsworth Gardens (DH8 5RX), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unsworth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Spiro Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spiro Court —
Apr 2026Public order Spiro Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
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Data Sources

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