Total Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 18.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Sands area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Durham South , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Sands (DH1 1JY) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Durham South average (38.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Sands (DH1 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Gilesgate Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Sands area

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Data Sources

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