Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.8 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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

Bainbridge Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 640th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bainbridge Avenue (DL15 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bainbridge Avenue (DL15 0AZ), 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 Bainbridge Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bainbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lydia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bridge End Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Green —
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Data Sources

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