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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Queensway 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 Queensway (DL15 0DL) 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 Queensway (DL15 0DL), 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.

View Crime In Willington and Hunwick

Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clement Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑