Total Crime Rate

347.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 347.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 218.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chalfont Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Brandon , and the 93rd 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 Chalfont Way (DH7 8UP) in the last 12 months was 347.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.9% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chalfont Way (DH7 8UP), the main crime hotspot is near Stanhope Close. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chalfont Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stanhope Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stanhope Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other crime Station Avenue Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tiree Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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