Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lowes Barn Bank area has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 822nd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowes Barn Bank (DH1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% lower than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 183.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowes Barn Bank (DH1 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near The Steadings. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowes Barn Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steadings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Steadings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Steadings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steadings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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