Total Crime Rate

345.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.3 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 345.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 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
  • 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

Edward Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 94th 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 Edward Street (DH7 9PG) in the last 12 months was 345.5 per 1,000 residents and was 210.2% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (DH7 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evenwood Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carmarthen Mews Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Holburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westlea Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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