Total Crime Rate

282.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 282.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Burglary 60.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

William Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 140th 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 William Street (DL17 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 282.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% higher than the Chilton average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (DL17 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Public order George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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