Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rutland Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 838th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Rutland Road (DH8 8ED) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rutland Road (DH8 8ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rutland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penrith Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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