Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Other crime 19.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilltop Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 841st 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 Hilltop Road (DH7 7DP) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Road (DH7 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quarry Crescent, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hilltop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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