Total Crime Rate

144.3 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Castledene Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 417th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Castledene Road (DH8 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 97.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castledene Road (DH8 7HJ), 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 Castledene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Ellimore View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Dale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lumley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lumley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Salem Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castledene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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