Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leeholme Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 592nd lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 8HL) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Coundon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leeholme Road (DL14 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Nottingham Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nottingham Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leeholme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leeholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leeholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeholme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hereford Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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