Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 153.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hambleton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 407th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hambleton Road (DL14 8LE) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% higher than the Coundon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambleton Road (DL14 8LE), the main crime hotspot is near Hambleton Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hambleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chiltern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmsley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fair View Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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