Total Crime Rate
127.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hall Lane Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Coundon , and the 540th 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 Hall Lane Estate (DL15 0QG) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hall Lane Estate (DL15 0QG), the main crime hotspot is near Commercial Street. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 61 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Willington and Hunwick| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lydia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Commercial Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Commercial Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bainbridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chester Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Canterbury Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canterbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydia Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bridge End | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hall Lane Estate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Thomas' Close | Further action is not in the public interest |
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