Total Crime Rate

464.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 464.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 141.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Other crime 24.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Rowlands area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 60th 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 The Rowlands (TS28 5AD) in the last 12 months was 464.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Rowlands (TS28 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnson'S Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Rowlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickering Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chillerton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chillerton Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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