Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 95.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Weardale , and the 681st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DL13 2RF) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Weardale average (42.0 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DL13 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Cromer Lea. Police recorded 9 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 Front Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cromer Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromer Lea Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromer Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane

Data Sources

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