Total Crime Rate

203.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.5 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 203.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

East View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 257th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 East View (DH7 8RY) in the last 12 months was 203.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 81.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (DH7 8RY), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Close. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Littlewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weatherhill Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browney Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanhope Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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