Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hownsgill Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 359th 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 Hownsgill Drive (DH8 9HU) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower than the Delves Lane average (112.5 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hownsgill Drive (DH8 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hownsgill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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