Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Delves Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 801st lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Delves Lane (DH8 7BB) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Delves Lane average (109.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delves Lane (DH8 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladywell Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delves Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pixley Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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