Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.4 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 111.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

St Catherines Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 635th 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 St Catherines Way (DL14 6DE) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherines Way (DL14 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Catherines Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taylor Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bedes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Hillbeck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Cuthberts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillbeck Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Catherines Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Catherines Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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