Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Court area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 540th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Court (DH1 5ZJ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 525.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Court (DH1 5ZJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pit Lane. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pit Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pit Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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