Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorne Park area has the 12th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 381st 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 Hawthorne Park (DH7 8QF) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Park (DH7 8QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carr Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Square —
Apr 2026Burglary St Andrews Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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