Total Crime Rate

206.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 206.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lowther Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Road (DL14 6QU) in the last 12 months was 206.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Road (DL14 6QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheesmond Avenue, where police recorded 35 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 Lowther Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douthwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coney Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Price Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Price Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Proudfoot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Public order St Luke'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Proudfoot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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