Total Crime Rate

214.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 214.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Grove area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 232nd 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 Pringle Grove (DH7 7JS) in the last 12 months was 214.3 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 130.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pringle Grove (DH7 7JS), 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 Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Doric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Doric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doric Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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