Pelton 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: 14% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (2.7 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.
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (2.6 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
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.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 19.2% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (2.5 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
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 Pelton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
944 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 946 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Pelton 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: 74 mapped crimes in September 2024; 86 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 · Pelton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
74
14
October 2024
88
20
November 2024
102
32
December 2024
88
30
January 2025
70
26
February 2025
66
24
March 2025
63
14
April 2025
67
26
May 2025
76
20
June 2025
87
46
July 2025
81
48
August 2025
84
31
September 2025
67
20
October 2025
62
20
November 2025
52
10
December 2025
90
9
January 2026
78
12
February 2026
91
24
March 2026
93
24
April 2026
78
31
May 2026
70
26
June 2026
74
32
July 2026
103
47
August 2026
86
35
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pelton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
437
criminal damage arson
215
other theft
61
public order
60
other crime
47
burglary
46
vehicle crime
27
drugs
16
shoplifting
16
possession of weapons
9
robbery
5
theft from the person
4
bicycle theft
1
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.
