Crime Rates at Maple Park, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LU

Maple Park area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 168th 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 Maple Park (DH7 7LU) in the last 12 months was 258.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 159.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Park (DH7 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldridge Court, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Park (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.