Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 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 55.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cleves Cottages area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 605th 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 Cleves Cottages (DL17 8BL) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleves Cottages (DL17 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Morpeth Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cleves Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleves Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cleves Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Richmond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cleveland View —
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Data Sources

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