Total Crime Rate

355.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 355.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.4 10/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 23.5 7/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West Close Cottages area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 West Close Cottages (DL17 0PQ) in the last 12 months was 355.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.3% higher than the Chilton average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in West Close Cottages area

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Data Sources

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