Total Crime Rate

214.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 225th 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 Front Street (DH8 7SE) in the last 12 months was 214.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH8 7SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Street (13 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Ives Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coniston Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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