Total Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Terrace area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 643rd 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 South Terrace (DH7 9PS) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Terrace (DH7 9PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Field, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Terrace (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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