Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 73.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 849th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (DH8 8RU) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH8 8RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ritson'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culzean Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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