Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Essex Place area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 826th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Essex Place (DL15 0AT) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Place (DL15 0AT), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Boyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge End Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lydia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bainbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Boyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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