Total Crime Rate

285.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 285.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

East View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 137th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 East View (DH6 3DD) in the last 12 months was 285.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.9% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (118.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 158.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (DH6 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Passfield Square. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Passfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Passfield Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Lea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lea Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Coopers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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