Total Crime Rate

433.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 433.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sawmills Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 69th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sawmills Lane (DH7 8NS) in the last 12 months was 433.3 per 1,000 residents and was 299.2% higher than the Brandon average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 176.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sawmills Lane (DH7 8NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakgreen Flats, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Lea (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sawmills Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakgreen Flats —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Cedars Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakgreen Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square —
Apr 2026Burglary High Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Poplar Lea Under investigation
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Data Sources

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