Total Crime Rate
2027.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1081.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St 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.
View Crime In Elvet and Gilesgate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Framwelgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millburngate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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