Total Crime Rate

288.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 288.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mappleton Drive area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

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 Mappleton Drive (SR7 7DY) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% higher than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mappleton Drive (SR7 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Mappleton Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mappleton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runswick Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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