Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arbourcourt 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Arbourcourt Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holburn Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinetree Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Terraces Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbourcourt Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newhouse Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmarthen Mews Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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