Crime Rates at Mount View, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0PJ

Mount View area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lanchester , and the 250th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Mount View (DH7 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Lanchester average (53.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount View (DH7 0PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashdown Grove, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newbiggen Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.