Total Crime Rate
48.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bollihope Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 517th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bollihope Grove (DL14 0SA) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bollihope Grove (DL14 0SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Horsley Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harthope Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bollihope Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bollihope Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bollihope Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bollihope Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlehope Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Croxdale Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
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