Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lumley Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 408th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Lumley Drive (DH8 7DR) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lumley Drive (DH8 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lumley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Ellimore View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castledene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greencroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ladywell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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