Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westerton Heights area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 750th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westerton Heights (DL14 8DT) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Coundon average (109.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerton Heights (DL14 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westerton Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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