Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hartside View area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 493rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hartside View (DH7 7TE) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartside View (DH7 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackburn Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartside View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Quarry Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Blackburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaurepaire —
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Data Sources

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