Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 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 153.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dean Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 404th 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 Dean Close (SR8 5RX) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Blackhalls average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dean Close (SR8 5RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duddon Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dean Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delavale Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delavale Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Apr 2026Other theft White Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 11 of 11

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑