Total Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 765th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 This (DL17 0LU) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Chilton average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode DL17 0LU, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area, with 12 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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