Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow View area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 729th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow View (DH8 7DF) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow View (DH8 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Dale, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladywell Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Dale —
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Greencroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Douai Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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