Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Palatine View area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palatine View (DH1 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palatine View (DH1 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 232 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palatine View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Summerville Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flass Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mistletoe Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flass Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Allergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crossgate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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