Total Crime Rate

176.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.3 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 176.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Keats Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keats Road (DL17 0HR) in the last 12 months was 176.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Road (DL17 0HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norman Terrace, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keats Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Keats Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norman Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norman Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Chilton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Norman Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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