Total Crime Rate

74.7 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 74.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Boulmer Lea area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 856th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

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 Boulmer Lea (SR7 7WL) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boulmer Lea (SR7 7WL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkland Terrace (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boulmer Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Green —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boulmer Lea —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parkland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mariners Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Antrim Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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