Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Pringle Place area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 819th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pringle Place (DH7 7JB) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pringle Place (DH7 7JB), the main crime hotspot is near Doric Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pringle Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Doric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sleetburn Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleetburn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleetburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleetburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleetburn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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