Total Crime Rate

197.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 197.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Wensleydale Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 277th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensleydale Square (DL14 0RB) in the last 12 months was 197.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensleydale Square (DL14 0RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weardale Drive, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taylor Square (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wensleydale Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowdon Crescent Under investigation
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 Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order St Luke'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowdon Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Weardale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weardale Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenfields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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