Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windermere Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 852nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Road (SR7 8JR) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (SR7 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Wedgwood Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warkworth Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winslow Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wesley Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wedgwood Road —
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Data Sources

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