Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maple Park area has the 16th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 422nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Park (DH7 7LU) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Park (DH7 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Aldridge Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aldridge Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldridge Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fir Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lilac Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilac Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Holly Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pine Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holly Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bay Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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