Total Crime Rate

117.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowley Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 554th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Rowley Close (DH7 7JR) in the last 12 months was 117.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowley Close (DH7 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Doric Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallowtail Meadows —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pringle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallowtail Meadows Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tuscan Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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