Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wells Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 621st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wells Crescent (SR7 8HL) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Crescent (SR7 8HL), the main crime hotspot is near Milldale. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wells Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Eastdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Walton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milldale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melrose Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ennerdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Evesham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westlea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Westlea Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastdene Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Eastdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milldale Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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