Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Weardale , and the 860th 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 Railway Cottages (DL15 8BA) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% higher than the Weardale average (43.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

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