Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hawthorne Park area has the 13th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 408th 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 Hawthorne Park (DH7 8QF) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 86.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorne Park (DH7 8QF), the main crime hotspot is near Church Square. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorne Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lime Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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