Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holliday Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 560th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holliday Close (DH7 8JQ) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holliday Close (DH7 8JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Keller Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brandon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keller Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keller Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keller Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street South Back | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keller Court | Under investigation |
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