Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Beech Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Lanchester , and the 779th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Grove (DH7 0AS) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Lanchester average (50.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Grove (DH7 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Holmlea. Police recorded 18 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 Beech Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Meadowfield Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Beech Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadowfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Haven Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Haven Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmlea Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowfield Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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