Total Crime Rate

189.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 189.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 150.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Red Hills Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 278th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Red Hills Lane (DH1 4DR) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 215.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Red Hills Lane (DH1 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Red Hills Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Redhills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhills Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhills Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Terrace —
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Data Sources

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