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

This 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 This (DH1 4HR) 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 postcode DH1 4HR, the main crime hotspot is near Crossgate Moor Gardens. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH1 4HR area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Fieldhouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossgate Moor Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crossgate Moor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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