Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 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 73.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Danesly Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 801st lowest 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 Danesly Close (SR8 5AG) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Blackhalls average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danesly Close (SR8 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastfield (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Danesly Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delavale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delavale Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Eastfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Twelfth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Twelfth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edendale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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