Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wordsworth Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 671st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Gardens (DH9 9LF) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Gardens (DH9 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Co-Operative Terrace. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Meadows —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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