Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • 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
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

South View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 674th 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 South View (DL14 8BW) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Coundon average (103.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (DL14 8BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Primrose Hill, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Primrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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