Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Melbourne Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Weardale , and the 702nd highest 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 Melbourne Place (DL13 3EH) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Weardale average (47.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Place (DL13 3EH), the main crime hotspot is near A689. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melbourne Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order A689 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Waskerley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A689 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waskerley Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Garth Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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