Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 57.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 637th 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 Victoria Lane (DL14 8NL) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower than the Coundon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Lane (DL14 8NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hambleton Road, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenwells Garth —
Apr 2026Other theft Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howlish View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helmsley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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