Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Blackcliffe Way 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 Blackcliffe Way (DH7 7TJ) 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 Blackcliffe Way (DH7 7TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cook Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackcliffe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaurepaire —
Sep 2025Burglary Blackburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ritson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cook Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Quarry Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackburn Close —
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Data Sources

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