Total Crime Rate

268.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 268.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cockton Hill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 157th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6HS) in the last 12 months was 268.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% higher than the Woodhouse Close average (147.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cockton Hill Road (DL14 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tivoli Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cockton Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caroline Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mcintyre Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alderson Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Albion Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bell Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockton Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cockton Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cockton Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brewer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Frances Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Arthur Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Public order Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tivoli Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Auckland Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Place —

Data Sources

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