Durham Constabulary

Crime in Consett

Street-level crime statistics for Consett based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,113 crimes in last 12 months
8 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,113 Crimes (last 12 months)
↓7.5% vs Previous 12 Months
8/100 Safety Score
18.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,113 total crimes recorded in Consett

Violent Crime
735 34.8%
↓6%
Anti-Social Behaviour
464 22%
Shoplifting
240 11.4%
↑6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
195 9.2%
↓10%
Public Order
137 6.5%
↓27%
Other Theft
109 5.2%
↓22%
Vehicle Crime
73 3.5%
↑30%
Other Crime
53 2.5%
↓12%
Burglary
45 2.1%
↓42%
Drugs
30 1.4%
↓41%
Robbery
11 0.5%
↑83%
Possession of Weapons
10 0.5%
↓41%
Theft from Person
6 0.3%
↑200%
Bicycle Theft
5 0.2%
↑67%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Consett

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Consett (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Consett

January 2026 159 crimes December 2025 159 crimes November 2025 183 crimes October 2025 209 crimes September 2025 184 crimes August 2025 177 crimes July 2025 189 crimes June 2025 169 crimes May 2025 197 crimes April 2025 164 crimes March 2025 175 crimes February 2025 148 crimes January 2025 152 crimes December 2024 157 crimes November 2024 182 crimes October 2024 199 crimes September 2024 200 crimes August 2024 195 crimes July 2024 210 crimes June 2024 202 crimes May 2024 211 crimes April 2024 188 crimes March 2024 228 crimes February 2024 161 crimes January 2024 154 crimes December 2023 169 crimes November 2023 153 crimes October 2023 186 crimes September 2023 180 crimes August 2023 232 crimes July 2023 192 crimes June 2023 179 crimes May 2023 184 crimes April 2023 209 crimes March 2023 209 crimes February 2023 198 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.