Total Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hazel Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 463rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hazel Avenue (DH7 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Avenue (DH7 8AZ), 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 Hazel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hazel Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carvis Close Under investigation
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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