Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linden Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 627th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Linden Road (DL17 8BE) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Chilton average (152.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (DL17 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Bertha Street. Police recorded 26 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 Linden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bertha Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bertha Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bertha Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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