Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 109.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrison Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 593rd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Harrison Crescent (DL14 6TW) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower than the Woodhouse Close average (147.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrison Crescent (DL14 6TW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harrison Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lusby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheesmond Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Luke'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipley Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lusby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weardale Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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