Total Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherrytree Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 113th 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 Cherrytree Drive (DH7 9FX) in the last 12 months was 16.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherrytree Drive (DH7 9FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cherrytree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Close —
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Data Sources

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