Total Crime Rate

576.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 576.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 257.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.1 10/10
  • Public order 56.8 10/10
  • Burglary 43.7 10/10
  • Drugs 21.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albert Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 41st 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 Albert Street (DL17 0QA) in the last 12 months was 576.4 per 1,000 residents and was 287.7% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 331.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (DL17 0QA), 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 Albert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hambleton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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