Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 763rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (NE16 6LU) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (NE16 6LU), the main crime hotspot is near Sheephill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Sheephill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sheephill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watson Street —
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Data Sources

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