Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lancaster Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 534th 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 Lancaster Road (DH8 8DR) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Road (DH8 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near York Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derby Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutland Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Rutland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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