Total Crime Rate

112.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 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 112.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Milldale area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 631st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milldale (SR7 0LB) in the last 12 months was 112.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milldale (SR7 0LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milldale (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milldale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milldale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Public order Wells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaton Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seaton Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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