Total Crime Rate

289.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 289.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dilks Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Woodhouse Close , and the 133rd 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 Dilks Street (DL14 9AP) in the last 12 months was 289.6 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Woodhouse Close average (159.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 119.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dilks Street (DL14 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6072, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dent Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dilks Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dilks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6072 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dilks Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6072 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dilks Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A6072 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6072 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6072 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6072 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6072 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6072 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6072 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dent Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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