Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Palm Lea area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 544th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palm Lea (DH7 8SW) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palm Lea (DH7 8SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakgreen Flats, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poplar Lea (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palm Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime High Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Cedars Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Poplar Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakgreen Flats —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakgreen Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vicarage Flats Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerness Heights —
Apr 2026Burglary Deerness Heights Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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