Total Crime Rate

238.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 238.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Cordwell Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 37th highest crime rate of 357 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 Cordwell Avenue (S41 8BN) in the last 12 months was 238.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% higher than the Dunston average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cordwell Avenue (S41 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Spring Wood Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cordwell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundes Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundes Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Keswick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spring Wood Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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