Total Crime Rate
235.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Colliery Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 195th 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 Colliery Road (DH7 7AU) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Colliery Road (DH7 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byland Court, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside Court (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Taylor Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Byland Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bearpark Colliery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bearpark Colliery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bearpark Colliery Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bearpark Colliery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bearpark Colliery Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ritson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Byland Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cook Avenue | — |
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