Total Crime Rate

244.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.4 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 244.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Redwood Flats area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redwood Flats (DH7 8PY) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 125.5% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redwood Flats (DH7 8PY), 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 Redwood Flats area

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

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