Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cedar Villas area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bishop Middleham and Cornforth , and the 722nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Cedar Villas (DL17 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% higher than the Bishop Middleham and Cornforth average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Villas (DL17 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Birch Road. Police recorded 43 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 Cedar Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollyhurst Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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