Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plunkett Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 581st lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plunkett Road (DH9 9BJ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plunkett Road (DH9 9BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lily Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plunkett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lily Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ewehurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndways Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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