Total Crime Rate
32.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandgate area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 368th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Sandgate (DH6 4LB) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Coxhoe average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandgate (DH6 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browns Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield Rise (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coxhoe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foundry Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandgate | Under investigation |
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