Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Fir Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 331st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Fir Avenue (DH7 8AT) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Avenue (DH7 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hazel Avenue, where police recorded 19 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 Fir Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carvis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
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Data Sources

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