Total Crime Rate

178.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 178.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 112.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Pentlands area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 326th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 The Pentlands (DL17 0QJ) in the last 12 months was 178.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% higher than the Chilton average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 106.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pentlands (DL17 0QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Downs, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Opal Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Pentlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Opal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Opal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Downs Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Downs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Downs Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Downs Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order South Downs Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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