Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 196.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tuscan Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tuscan Close (DH7 7JT) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.2% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 112.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tuscan Close (DH7 7JT), 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 Tuscan 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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