Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Delves Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 751st 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 Delves Lane (DH8 7LA) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delves Lane (DH8 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Boyd Street. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Delves Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grassholme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyd Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rotary Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rotary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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