Total Crime Rate

124.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 124.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Victoria Terrace area has the 20th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 517th 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 Victoria Terrace (DH7 0JB) in the last 12 months was 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Terrace (DH7 0JB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fenhall Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenhall Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bede'S Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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