Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Other crime 73.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 249th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech View (DH1 2SF) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 130.9% higher than the Coxhoe average (89.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech View (DH1 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Shincliffe Lane. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shincliffe Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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