Total Crime Rate

372.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 372.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 287.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cheesmond Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Cheesmond Avenue (DL14 6RD) in the last 12 months was 372.6 per 1,000 residents and was 134.3% higher than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 144.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheesmond Avenue (DL14 6RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weardale Drive, where police recorded 48 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 Cheesmond Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Luke'S Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order St Luke'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Snowdon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weardale Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Weardale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Snowdon Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archer Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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