Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Fir Terraces area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 557th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fir Terraces (DH7 9JQ) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Terraces (DH7 9JQ), 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 Fir Terraces area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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 2026Vehicle crime Birch Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dene Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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