Total Crime Rate

212.8 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 212.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Osborne Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Osborne Terrace (DL17 8AS) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 123.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Osborne Terrace (DL17 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Kitchener Terrace. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Osborne Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broomside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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