Total Crime Rate

450.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 450.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.1 8/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Other crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Delavale Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 65th 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 Delavale Close (SR8 5RH) in the last 12 months was 450.7 per 1,000 residents and was 195.5% higher than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 220.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Delavale Close (SR8 5RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delavale Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Delavale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matterdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matterdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braithwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leazes Rise —
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Data Sources

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