Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 56.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Wolsey Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 626th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolsey Road (SR7 8JF) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 10 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolsey Road (SR7 8JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsey Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walpole Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wolsey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wells Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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