Total Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Burglary 16.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakfield Lane area has the 47th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 668th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Lane (DH8 8AP) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Lane (DH8 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hydenside, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornfield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Selby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selby Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Priestman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hydenside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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