Total Crime Rate
50.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brancepeth View area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 546th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Brancepeth View (DH7 8TU) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brancepeth View (DH7 8TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashbrook Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechcroft Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brandon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashbrook Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brancepeth View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Beechcroft Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashbrook Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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