Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

May Crescent area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 418th 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 May Crescent (TS29 6BA) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Crescent (TS29 6BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laburnum Square, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wingate Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in May Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springdale Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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