Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

John Street North area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 519th 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 John Street North (DH7 8RS) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -73.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street North (DH7 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near John Street South. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street South —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Artemis Court —
Sep 2025Other theft John Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street South Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Lobley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lobley Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Artemis Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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