Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lime Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 378th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Lime Road (DL17 8DN) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 136.8% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Road (DL17 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Market Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lanark Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hallgarth Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Public order Windermere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere Road —
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Data Sources

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