Total Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025South View area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe , and the 695th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around South View (DH6 5LT) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.6% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 255.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South View (DH6 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Street (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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