Gilesgate & Old Durham
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 6,715 people in 3.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 75% of people in Gilesgate & Old Durham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Gilesgate & Old Durham
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gilesgate & Old Durham at a rate of 233.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 483 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 346 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 232 |
| Other crime | 227 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 131 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Gilesgate & Old Durham compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Gilesgate & Old Durham safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gilesgate & Old Durham at a rate of 233.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 136 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gilesgate & Old Durham.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (483), violence and sexual offences (346) and anti-social behaviour (232).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Gilesgate & Old Durham alone. See County Durham
Gilesgate & Old Durham in brief
The median price paid for a home in Gilesgate & Old Durham was £215,000 in 2025.
Gilesgate & Old Durham had 6,746 usual residents at the census.
About 75% of people in Gilesgate & Old Durham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Gilesgate & Old Durham, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.