Total Crime Rate
88.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whingrove Close area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 745th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whingrove Close (TS28 5LL) in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whingrove Close (TS28 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingram Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodds Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodds Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ingram Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Terrace | Under investigation |
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