Total Crime Rate

2027.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1081.5 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 2027.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1081.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 750.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 587.0 10/10
  • Public order 260.9 10/10
  • Drugs 119.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.8 10/10
  • Other theft 76.1 10/10
  • Robbery 43.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 27.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Annes Court area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 2nd 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 St Annes Court (DH1 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 2027.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1767.5% 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 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 199 (≈ 1081.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Annes Court (DH1 4TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Station Bank. Police recorded 333 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Annes Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Highgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Framwelgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millburngate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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