Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 200.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South Cross Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Cross Street (DH8 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% higher than the Delves Lane average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Cross Street (DH8 6DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dere Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coniston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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