Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Western Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 545th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Back Western Hill (DH1 4RG) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Western Hill (DH1 4RG), the main crime hotspot is near Flass Street. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Western Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Lambton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lambton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Flass Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bowers Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Flass Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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