Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooklyn Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 831st highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooklyn Road (DL17 0PW) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooklyn Road (DL17 0PW), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brooklyn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Downs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Downs Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Downs Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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