Total Crime Rate

219.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 219.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Other theft 27.4 10/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Moor Edge area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Edge (DH7 8AE) in the last 12 months was 219.2 per 1,000 residents and was 101.9% higher than the Brandon average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Edge (DH7 8AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Edge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square —
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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