Crime Rates at Turner Street, Consett, DH8 8NQ

Turner Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Turner Street (DH8 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 152.5 per 1,000 residents and was 225.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Turner Street (DH8 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswin'S Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.