Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Owlet Grange area has the 40th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 805th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Owlet Grange (NE39 1BH) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 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 ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Owlet Grange (NE39 1BH), the main crime hotspot is near Longclose Bank, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Owlet Grange area

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Data Sources

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