Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.2 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 251.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arbourcourt Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 179th 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 Arbourcourt Avenue (DH7 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Park (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arbourcourt Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlea Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmarthen Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Magnolia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Fir Terraces Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Holburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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