Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Dorlonco Villas area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 699th 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 Dorlonco Villas (DH7 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorlonco Villas (DH7 8RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Close. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorlonco Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Littlewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanhope Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leesfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longhill Court —
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Data Sources

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