Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brancepeth View area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 499th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Brancepeth View (DH7 8TT) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brancepeth View (DH7 8TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbrook Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brancepeth View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murrayfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbrook Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashbrook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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