Total Crime Rate
235.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hedley Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 195th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Hedley Court (DH7 7TG) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 136.4% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hedley Court (DH7 7TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackburn Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodland Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackburn Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaurepaire | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quarry Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Blackburn Close | Under investigation |
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