Total Crime Rate
116.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wingrove Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 594th 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 Wingrove Terrace (DH8 7QE) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wingrove Terrace (DH8 7QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leadgate and Medomsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plantation Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coniston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunelm Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Street | Under investigation |
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