Crime Rates at Priors Close, Durham, DH1 4AN

Priors Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Priors Close (DH1 4AN) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Close (DH1 4AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Drive, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossgate Moor Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.