Total Crime Rate

254.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 254.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Derwent Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent Street (DH8 8LP) in the last 12 months was 254.6 per 1,000 residents and was 473.8% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent Street (DH8 8LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aidan'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Aidan'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bells Wood Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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