Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dobson Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 472nd 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 Dobson Terrace (TS28 5JA) in the last 12 months was 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dobson Terrace (TS28 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dobson Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Firs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nattress Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quin Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snaith Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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