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

Tindale Crescent 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 Tindale Crescent (DL14 9TH) 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 Tindale Crescent (DL14 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 227 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tindale Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richardson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gudmunsen Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boddy Street —

Data Sources

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