Total Crime Rate

470.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 470.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 269.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Arundel Close area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 9th 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 Arundel Close (S41 8NU) in the last 12 months was 470.9 per 1,000 residents and was 352.2% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 333.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Close (S41 8NU), the main crime hotspot is near Arundel Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Arundel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorpe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Racecourse Mount Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Devonshire Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rydal Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mountcastle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mountcastle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6050 Under investigation

Data Sources

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