Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 21.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Durham Office Park area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 679th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Durham Office Park (DH7 8RD) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Durham Office Park (DH7 8RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edwardson Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artemis Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Durham Office Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artemis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artemis Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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