Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Lonsdale Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 818th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale Avenue (TS29 6EB) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% higher than the Sedgefield average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Avenue (TS29 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kielder Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kielder Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Salters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rose Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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