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Crime Rates in County Durham, local authority district

Crime Rate

114

Average 6/10

Last updated: 19.03.2025

Annual total crime rate in County Durham, (local authority district) is 114 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in County Durham (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 38.5 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 19.7 7/10

Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10

Shoplifting 11.6 7/10

Public order 7.33 6/10

Other theft 5.79 4/10

Burglary 5.41 7/10

Vehicle crime 4.07 4/10

Other crime 3.32 7/10

Drugs 2.07 3/10

Possession of weapons 0.816 5/10

Bicycle theft 0.473 3/10

Robbery 0.393 2/10

Theft from the person 0.257 1/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2024 - Jan 2025

Above are annual crime rates in County Durham (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in County Durham (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of County Durham (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in County Durham (local authority district) and North East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

County Durham
LAD
North East
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in County Durham (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within County Durham (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Benfieldside	40.7 low
2. Weardale	43.4 low
3. North Lodge	44.5 low
4. Lanchester	46.9 low
5. Chester-le-Street South	49.6 low
6. Seaham	52.9 low
7. Evenwood	57 low
8. Burnopfield and Dipton	58.9 low
9. Barnard Castle West	59.4 low
10. Leadgate and Medomsley	64.3 low
11. Esh and Witton Gilbert	69.7 low
12. Tow Law	70.7 low
13. Barnard Castle East	71.4 low
14. Sedgefield	72 low
15. Passfield	72.1 low
16. Framwellgate and Newton Hall	72.5 low
17. Lumley	74.1 low
18. Chester-le-Street North	76.1 low
19. Sherburn	78.7 low
20. Brandon	85.3 low
21. Aycliffe North and Middridge	87.1 low
22. Pelton	88.2 low
23. Deneside	90.7 low
24. Bishop Middleham and Cornforth	91.5 low
25. Deerness	94.6 low
26. Neville's Cross	97.5 low
27. Sacriston	102 low
28. Consett North	106 low
29. Coxhoe	106 low
30. Wingate	107 low
31. Consett South	109 low
32. Peterlee West	111 low
33. Tudhoe	112 low
34. Dawdon	113 low
35. Annfield Plain	113 low
36. Shotton and South Hetton	114 low
37. Delves Lane	115 medium
38. Coundon	119 medium
39. Craghead and South Moor	121 medium
40. Stanley	124 medium
41. Spennymoor	125 medium
42. Belmont	126 medium
43. Trimdon and Thornley	126 medium
44. Crook	126 medium
45. Blackhalls	127 medium
46. Willington and Hunwick	133 medium
47. Chester-le-Street East	140 medium
48. Tanfield	142 medium
49. Ferryhill	151 medium
50. Durham South	157 medium
51. Woodhouse Close	159 medium
52. Shildon and Dene Valley	162 medium
53. Chilton	165 medium
54. Easington	172 medium
55. Aycliffe East	175 medium
56. Horden	178 medium
57. Chester-le-Street West Central	178 medium
58. Murton	180 medium
59. Aycliffe West	180 medium
60. West Auckland	194 medium
61. Elvet and Gilesgate	195 medium
62. Peterlee East	213 medium
63. Bishop Auckland Town	234 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Feb 2024 - Jan 2025

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