Total Crime Rate

295.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 295.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Other crime 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Meadow Rise area has the 6th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 130th 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 Meadow Rise (DH7 8UH) in the last 12 months was 295.8 per 1,000 residents and was 172.5% higher than the Brandon average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Rise (DH7 8UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Street South, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lobley Hill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artemis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Artemis Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lobley Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lobley Hill Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lobley Hill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street South —
Apr 2026Other theft John Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime John Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime John Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary John Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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