Total Crime Rate

115.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Cuthberts Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 562nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Cuthberts Place (DH1 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 115.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -92.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Place (DH1 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Cuthberts Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boste Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boste Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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