Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Square area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 477th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Commercial Square (DH7 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% lower than the Brandon average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Square (DH7 8QJ), 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 Commercial Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Brandon Lane Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tiree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stack Garth —
Sep 2025Other crime Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Commercial Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brockwell Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Lane —
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Data Sources

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