Total Crime Rate

108.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Durham Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 604th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (DH7 9NP) in the last 12 months was 108.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (DH7 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Evenwood Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Bungalows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holburn Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evenwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evenwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pavilion Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brandon Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westlea Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands Place β€”

Data Sources

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