Crime Rates at The Riggs, Brandon, Durham, DH7 8PQ

The Riggs area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 366th 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 The Riggs (DH7 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 34.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Riggs (DH7 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Square, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hemmel Courts (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.