Total Crime Rate

251.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.2 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 251.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thornley Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 178th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornley Road (TS29 6DA) in the last 12 months was 251.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornley Road (TS29 6DA), the main crime hotspot is near Fairlawns Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlawns Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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