Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 352nd 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 Church Square (DH7 8EE) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Square (DH7 8EE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Square. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary St Agathas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Public order Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Hemmel Courts Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences High Shaws Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Vehicle crime High Shaws Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Brandon Lane Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Stack Garth Further investigation is not in the public interest
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemmel Courts Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Stack Garth Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Church Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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