Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Pleasant area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanchester , and the 586th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Mount Pleasant (DH7 0BB) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.8% higher than the Lanchester average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (DH7 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Holmlea. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Gables Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Under investigation
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Data Sources

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