Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dean Park area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chilton , and the 527th 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 Dean Park (DL17 8HS) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Park (DL17 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Beech Grove. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dean Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Beech Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Dean Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Road 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
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Data Sources

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