Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

South View area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 692nd 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 South View (DH7 7PS) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 275.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (DH7 7PS), 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 South View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Cockhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cockhouse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Temperance Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flass Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flass Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welby Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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