Total Crime Rate

75.9 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 75.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leeholme Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 854th highest 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 Leeholme Road (DL14 8HH) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeholme Road (DL14 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hambleton Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leeholme Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leeholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hambleton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hambleton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hambleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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