Crime Rate in Brandon, ward

Brandon has the 29th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1828th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 162nd highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brandon in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brandon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 445 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 523 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brandon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Stanhope Close. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.