Total Crime Rate

140.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Westerton View area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 473rd 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 Westerton View (DL14 8QS) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westerton View (DL14 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Drake Avenue. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westerton View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Chare —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drake Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerton View —
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Data Sources

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