Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Broom Hall Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broom Hall Drive (DH7 7NU) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broom Hall Drive (DH7 7NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollywell Court, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holburn Court (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broom Hall Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockley Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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