Total Crime Rate
90.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park View area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 768th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park View (DH7 6TH) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park View (DH7 6TH), the main crime hotspot is near Norburn Lane. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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