Total Crime Rate

153.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 153.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Low Willington area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 411th 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 Low Willington (DL15 0BD) in the last 12 months was 153.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Coundon average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Willington (DL15 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsmead. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Willington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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