Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Potters Bank area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Potters Bank (DH1 3RR) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Brandon average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Potters Bank (DH1 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkwood Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chevallier Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kirkwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chevallier Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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