Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boyne Court area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 456th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Boyne Court (DH7 8LS) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Brandon average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boyne Court (DH7 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street North, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street South Back (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Durham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street South Back | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brandon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | High Street North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street North | — |
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