Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Teesdale Walk area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 459th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teesdale Walk (DL14 0QS) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teesdale Walk (DL14 0QS), the main crime hotspot is near Weardale Drive. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Teesdale Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harthope Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bollihope Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bollihope Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Bollihope Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bollihope Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Weardale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weardale Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croxdale Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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