Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 476th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 This (DL15 0DF) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Coundon average (103.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DL15 0DF, 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 DL15 0DF area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Avenue —
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Data Sources

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