Total Crime Rate

19.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Middleton Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middleton Close (DH8 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middleton Close (DH8 7UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boyd Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spiro Court (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Middleton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Boyd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Boyd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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