Crime Rates at Hamilton Row, Waterhouses, Durham, DH7 9AU

Hamilton Row area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 364th 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 Hamilton Row (DH7 9AU) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Row (DH7 9AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsingham Road, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivesley Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.