Crime Rates at Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7BL

This area has the 13th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 359th 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 This (DH7 7BL) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH7 7BL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldin Rise, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wayside Court (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.