Total Crime Rate

146.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 410th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Oak Avenue (DL15 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Coundon average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 136.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Avenue (DL15 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brockwell Court Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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