Total Crime Rate

347.8 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 347.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Briar Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 91st 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 Briar Avenue (DH7 8AJ) in the last 12 months was 347.8 per 1,000 residents and was 253.4% higher than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 179.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briar Avenue (DH7 8AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Briar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Lime Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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