Total Crime Rate

342.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 342.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.1 8/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Andrews Square area has the 5th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 St Andrews Square (DH7 8NU) in the last 12 months was 342.9 per 1,000 residents and was 248.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 138.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Square (DH7 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lime Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linden Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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