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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in DL14: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

DL14 recorded 545 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 9.99 per 1,000 residents. Anti-social Behaviour accounts for the largest share of crime at 27.9% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 6.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring110.69 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment545 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 6.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

545
trending_down -1.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

110.69per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,555

Within DL14 district

County Durham

54,529

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 22 Anti-social behaviour: 3
30
Supermarket Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 5
19
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 7
19
Supermarket Map
total: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Shoplifting: 4
16
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 3
11
A6072 Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Peacock Court Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 1
7
Parking Area Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 5 Burglary: 1
7
Grey Street Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
Cheesmond Avenue Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 6
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
545 Total
Anti-social Behaviour
152
27.9%
Violence & Sexual Offences
150
27.5%
Shoplifting
64
11.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
60
11.0%
Public Order
37
6.8%
Vehicle Crime
23
4.2%
Other Theft
17
3.1%
Burglary
17
3.1%
Other Crime
13
2.4%
Drug Offences
7
1.3%
Theft from Person
2
0.4%
Robbery
2
0.4%
Weapons Possession
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: DL14

Anti-social Behaviour makes up the largest share of crime in DL14 at 27.9%. Violence & Sexual Offences (27.5%) and Shoplifting (11.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in DL14 has risen noticeably — by 6.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for DL14 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +6.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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