Crime and Safety in Consett, Durham
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Consett is the third safest small town in Durham, and is the 67th most dangerous overall out of Durham's 169 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Consett in 2026 is 71 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Durham's overall crime rate, coming in 24% lower than the Durham rate of 93 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Consett is the 154th most dangerous small town, and the 1,032nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In February 2025, Consett was the worst small town in Durham for theft from the person, with 3 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.12 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2024 was also a bad month for Consett residents, when it was Durham's most dangerous small town for other theft, recording 16 crimes at a rate of 0.62 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Consett are violence and sexual offences, with 817 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 31. This is 3.7% higher than 2025's figure of 788 offences and a difference of 1.11 from 2025's crime rate of 30. Consett's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 4 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 100% from 2025's figure of 2 crimes.
Consett 2026 Crime Scorecard
Third Safest
Small Towns, Durham
17% lower, regional crime rate
North East
1.9% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Consett is 17% lower than the North East and 1.9% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Consett Crime Rate Over Time
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Consett Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Consett represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Consett's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Consett up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Consett's 710 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Consett • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Consett has a crime risk score of 500. This is based on analysis of 710 nearby areas within Consett, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Consett's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Consett, crime risk scores are typically around 500, while in Durham they are average 597.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 573 (620 for Durham), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 650 (Durham 654).
Trends in Crime Risk
Consett
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 18% in Consett's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
The five-year trend may be static; no significant trend was identified in Consett's crime risk scores during this timeframe.
Over the last year, Consett's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 2.4%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Consett
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Consett • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Shoplifting offences have a crime rate of 11 reports per 1,000 people in Consett, which is 1.55 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 288 crime reports logged by Durham Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Durham Police recorded 215 reports of Criminal Damage and Arson in Consett, resulting in a crime rate of 8.26 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.32.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.03 times the national average at 31 reports per 1,000. This is from 817 crime reports reported to Durham Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Consett
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.31 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.25 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 424% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 2.21 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.76 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 191% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Consett
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.35 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.52 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 33% over this timeframe.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.60 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 1.38 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 16% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending downwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Consett • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Consett | Durham | North East | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 434 | 16.65 | 1.18 | 21,236 | 21.77 | 1.54 | 60,647 | 19.76 | 1.40 |
| Bicycle Theft | 4 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 442 | 0.45 | 0.62 | 1,566 | 0.51 | 0.70 |
| Burglary | 45 | 1.72 | 0.60 | 4,323 | 4.45 | 1.42 | 12,568 | 4.10 | 1.31 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 215 | 8.26 | 1.32 | 12,150 | 12.48 | 1.99 | 31,671 | 10.32 | 1.64 |
| Drugs | 29 | 1.13 | 0.40 | 2,604 | 2.67 | 0.86 | 7,960 | 2.59 | 0.84 |
| Other Crime | 60 | 2.28 | 1.23 | 3,366 | 3.45 | 1.86 | 10,427 | 3.40 | 1.84 |
| Other Theft | 118 | 4.53 | 0.80 | 5,251 | 5.39 | 0.95 | 16,082 | 5.24 | 0.92 |
| Possession of Weapons | 13 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 865 | 0.89 | 1.05 | 2,627 | 0.84 | 0.99 |
| Public Order | 144 | 5.51 | 0.95 | 7,032 | 7.21 | 1.24 | 22,100 | 7.21 | 1.24 |
| Robbery | 17 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 956 | 0.99 | 0.84 | 3,786 | 1.23 | 1.04 |
| Shoplifting | 288 | 11.04 | 1.55 | 11,443 | 11.74 | 1.65 | 33,748 | 10.99 | 1.54 |
| Theft From the Person | 5 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 367 | 0.36 | 0.23 | 1,449 | 0.47 | 0.30 |
| Vehicle Crime | 85 | 3.27 | 0.76 | 3,887 | 3.99 | 0.93 | 11,617 | 3.77 | 0.88 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 817 | 31.36 | 1.03 | 37,505 | 38.47 | 1.27 | 104,999 | 34.22 | 1.13 |
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Total Crime by Year
Consett | Durham | North East | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,840 | 70.63 | 1.02 | 90,191 | 92.54 | 1.29 | 260,600 | 84.89 | 1.18 |
| 2025 | 1,698 | 65.35 | 0.93 | 88,066 | 90.91 | 1.23 | 272,201 | 89.21 | 1.21 |
| 2024 | 1,855 | 71.04 | 0.98 | 94,185 | 98.24 | 1.30 | 285,067 | 94.47 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 1,903 | 73.17 | 0.98 | 98,214 | 103.45 | 1.31 | 295,603 | 99.04 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | 1,515 | 58.83 | 0.80 | 87,295 | 93.37 | 1.22 | 273,599 | 93.03 | 1.21 |
| 2021 | 1,465 | 57.22 | 0.86 | 81,877 | 88.29 | 1.29 | 250,848 | 85.95 | 1.25 |
| 2020 | 1,688 | 66.42 | 0.94 | 88,443 | 95.52 | 1.29 | 276,026 | 94.68 | 1.28 |
| 2019 | 2,083 | 82.01 | 1.11 | 91,887 | 99.51 | 1.31 | 298,335 | 102.44 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 1,956 | 76.99 | 1.11 | 84,427 | 91.51 | 1.29 | 280,195 | 96.33 | 1.35 |
| 2017 | 1,457 | 57.57 | 0.93 | 67,067 | 72.65 | 1.14 | 226,807 | 78.00 | 1.22 |
| 2016 | 371 | 14.67 | 0.83 | 19,601 | 21.18 | 1.11 | 66,798 | 22.96 | 1.20 |
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Consett Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shildon | 1,431 | 135.14 | 91% more dangerous |
| Bishop Auckland | 2,446 | 134.08 | 90% more dangerous |
| Peterlee | 2,499 | 116.58 | 65% more dangerous |
| Crook | 997 | 99.78 | 41% more dangerous |
| Spennymoor | 2,498 | 98.79 | 40% more dangerous |
| Chester-le-Street | 2,189 | 86.97 | 23% more dangerous |
| Seaham | 2,062 | 87.01 | 23% more dangerous |
| Belmont | 835 | 78.73 | 11% more dangerous |
| Brandon and Byshottles | 1,684 | 75.14 | 6% more dangerous |
| Consett | 1,840 | 70.63 | - |
| Egglescliffe | 427 | 44.17 | 37% safer |
Comparing Consett to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Consett | 70.63 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 13% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 17% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 19% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 39% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 48% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 49% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 51% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 52% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 53% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 77% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Consett's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Consett that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Fawcett Park | 5 | - | - | - | 10 | 3 |
| Shotley Bridge Station Picnic Area | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Benfieldside Cemetery | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Benfieldside Cemetery | 11 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 3 |
| Knitsley Gardens | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Consett Park | 4 | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| Sherburn Park | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| Consett Rugby Football Club | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 |
Recent Crimes in Consett
The 20 most recent crime reports in Consett.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Spiro Court | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Briar Dale | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Oakdale Road | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Other crime | On or near Spiro Court | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Garden Place | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Spiro Court | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Garden Place | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Robbery | On or near Oakdale Road | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ponds Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Garden Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Garden Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Garden Place | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Spiro Court |
Methodology & Data Sources
Consett Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Consett during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Consett Data Points
For Consett, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2022 release of their Built Up Areas dataset, using the BUA22CD column value E63000161.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Consett's daytime - or "workday" - population of 19,822 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Consett