Total Crime Rate

226.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 226.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 54.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other crime 16.8 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Walker Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 211th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walker Drive (DL14 6QW) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Drive (DL14 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Dent Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Douthwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boddy Street —
Apr 2026Public order Boddy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crawford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowther Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Price Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Price Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowdon Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order St Luke'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowdon Crescent Under investigation
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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