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

Birch Drive 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 Birch Drive (DL15 0BL) 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 Birch Drive (DL15 0BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockwell Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Drive (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birch Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brockwell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brockwell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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