Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ramsey Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 318th 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 Ramsey Crescent (DL14 6TN) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsey Crescent (DL14 6TN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 203 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ramsey Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weardale Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Greenfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Greenfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Snowdon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weardale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ramsey Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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