Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Berksyde area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 715th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berksyde (DH8 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berksyde (DH8 7LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berksyde area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Percy Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Delvedere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dere Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Fairfield Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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