Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Square area has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Square (DH7 8EE) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Square (DH7 8EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Square, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hemmel Courts (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiree Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Station Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Agathas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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