Total Crime Rate

386.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.5 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 386.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Flass Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 84th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Flass Terrace (DH7 7LD) in the last 12 months was 386.3 per 1,000 residents and was 246.8% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flass Terrace (DH7 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flass Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flass Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hunter Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flass Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitehouse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hunter Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Avenue —
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Data Sources

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