Total Crime Rate
111.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cummings Square area has the 20th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 582nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Cummings Square (TS28 5JF) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cummings Square (TS28 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nattress Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodds Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodds Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taylor Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
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