Lumley & West Rainton ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (5.3 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 24.6% here, compared with 21.3% across County Durham (3.3 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.4% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (2.7 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Lumley & West Rainton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
675 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 587 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Lumley & West Rainton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 68 mapped crimes in September 2024; 59 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Lumley & West Rainton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
68
11
October 2024
52
12
November 2024
58
12
December 2024
45
4
January 2025
54
5
February 2025
32
12
March 2025
72
20
April 2025
57
19
May 2025
40
15
June 2025
36
12
July 2025
32
22
August 2025
41
8
September 2025
50
10
October 2025
50
7
November 2025
45
12
December 2025
61
14
January 2026
51
8
February 2026
47
10
March 2026
55
14
April 2026
55
11
May 2026
83
17
June 2026
55
13
July 2026
64
16
August 2026
59
13
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Lumley & West Rainton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
295
criminal damage arson
137
burglary
56
other theft
51
public order
42
vehicle crime
32
other crime
24
shoplifting
21
drugs
10
possession of weapons
4
robbery
3
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
