Crime Rates at Ponds Court Business Park, Consett, DH8 5XP

Ponds Court Business Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 29th 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 Ponds Court Business Park (DH8 5XP) in the last 12 months was 763.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1621.8% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 267.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ponds Court Business Park (DH8 5XP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.