Total Crime Rate

332.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 332.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Front Street (DH8 7SA) in the last 12 months was 332.2 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH8 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 29 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.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dere Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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