Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cypress Park area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 698th 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 Cypress Park (DH7 9JB) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cypress Park (DH7 9JB), the main crime hotspot is near Dene Park. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cypress Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fir Terraces Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Terraces Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Magnolia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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