Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Other theft 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Brancepeth Terrace area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Brancepeth Terrace (DH7 8LB) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Brancepeth Terrace (DH7 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Brancepeth Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keller Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Brancepeth Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Keller Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Brancepeth Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Keller Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Brancepeth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keller Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street South Back Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Cuthberts Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keller Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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