Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Well Chare area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 494th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Well Chare (DL14 8PF) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Chare (DL14 8PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howlish View (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Well Chare area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Well Chare Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howlish View Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howlish View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
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Data Sources

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