Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dunswell Grange area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 858th highest 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 Dunswell Grange (TS29 6FE) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunswell Grange (TS29 6FE), the main crime hotspot is near Wingate Road. Police recorded 31 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 Dunswell Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margaret Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wingate Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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