Total Crime Rate
173.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arbourcourt Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Arbourcourt Avenue (DH7 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arbourcourt Avenue (DH7 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Terraces (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Deerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holburn Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodlands Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnolia Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pavilion Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pinetree | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fir Terraces | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbourcourt Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlea Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newhouse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westlea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carmarthen Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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