Total Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wordsworth Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 552nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Gardens (DH9 9LF) in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.5% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Gardens (DH9 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Co-Operative Terrace, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Meadows (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnopfield and Dipton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Co-Operative Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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