Total Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lydgate Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Weardale , and the 794th 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 Lydgate Lane (DL13 3LF) in the last 12 months was 86.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydgate Lane (DL13 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferndale, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Attwood Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lydgate Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lydgate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waskerley Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Waskerley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynndale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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