Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hownsgill Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 441st lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hownsgill Drive (DH8 9HU) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower than the Delves Lane average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hownsgill Drive (DH8 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Delves Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sunningdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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