Total Crime Rate

357.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 357.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 176.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 86th 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 Durham Road (DH7 7LF) in the last 12 months was 357.4 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH7 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hall Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Boundary Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flass Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flass Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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