Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Abbey Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 728th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Abbey Road (DL14 6PL) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Road (DL14 6PL), the main crime hotspot is near Cosgrove Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lime Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watling Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Helena Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Helena Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Short Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
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Data Sources

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