Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 117.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alnmouth Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 337th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Alnmouth Way (SR7 7WU) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% higher than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alnmouth Way (SR7 7WU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mappleton Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alnmouth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Antrim Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bamburgh Drive —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwent Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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