Total Crime Rate

47.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Harle Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 544th 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 Harle Street (DH7 8HX) in the last 12 months was 47.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harle Street (DH7 8HX), the main crime hotspot is near Browney Lane. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Littlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longhill Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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