Total Crime Rate

123.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 123.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampshire Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 519th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampshire Place (DL14 6UX) in the last 12 months was 123.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Place (DL14 6UX), the main crime hotspot is near Aldhun Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldhun Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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