Total Crime Rate

569.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

357.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 569.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 357.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 265.6 10/10
  • Public order 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitesmocks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Whitesmocks (DH1 4LL) in the last 12 months was 569.2 per 1,000 residents and was 424.4% higher 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 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 160 (≈ 357.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitesmocks (DH1 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishops Gate (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitesmocks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Springwell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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