Crime Rates at Highgate, Durham, DH1 4GA

Highgate area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 5th 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 Highgate (DH1 4GA) in the last 12 months was 1510.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1435.1% higher 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 826.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate (DH1 4GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 270 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Bank (129 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.