Crime Rates at Hartington Street, Consett, DH8 6AB

Hartington Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 31st 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 Hartington Street (DH8 6AB) in the last 12 months was 738.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1564.4% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 258.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Street (DH8 6AB), 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.