Crime Rate in Craghead and South Moor, ward

Craghead and South Moor has the 25th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1345th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 125th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Craghead and South Moor in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Craghead and South Moor’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 399 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 476 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Craghead and South Moor ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.