Total Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.0 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 144.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newbold Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 80th highest crime rate of 355 local areas in Chesterfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbold Road (S41 8AG) in the last 12 months was 144.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Dunston average (112.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbold Road (S41 8AG), the main crime hotspot is near Cheedale Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newbold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brome Head Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Eyre Chapel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brome Head Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brome Head Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brome Head Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheedale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedbergh Crescent —
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Data Sources

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