Total Crime Rate

72.9 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 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Colton Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

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 Colton Close (S41 8JL) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colton Close (S41 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Way (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kendal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Silverdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Halton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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