Total Crime Rate

203.5 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 203.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Norwich Gardens area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 253rd 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 Norwich Gardens (DL15 0PY) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norwich Gardens (DL15 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Chester Drive. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cambridge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rockingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Drive Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dovedale Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canterbury Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lewthwaite Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richardson Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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