Total Crime Rate

69.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 769th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Road (DL17 9NH) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Road (DL17 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Crescent, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Oval (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chester Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Oval Under investigation
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Data Sources

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