Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
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Crime overview

Laurel Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 628th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (DL17 0DP) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower than the Chilton average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Road (DL17 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Road. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Road area

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