Total Crime Rate
134.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Surrey Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 458th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Surrey Place (DL15 0AS) in the last 12 months was 134.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Surrey Place (DL15 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coundon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosedale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas' Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Commercial Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Russel'S Yard | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bainbridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bainbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosedale Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
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