Total Crime Rate

89.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Thirlmere Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 151st highest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thirlmere Road (S41 8EL) in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Road (S41 8EL), the main crime hotspot is near Wythburn Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Keswick Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Helmsley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wythburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundes Wood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundes Wood Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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