Total Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Esh Winning Industrial Estate area has the 15th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 386th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Esh Winning Industrial Estate (DH7 9PT) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Deerness average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Esh Winning Industrial Estate (DH7 9PT), 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.
View Crime In Deerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brandon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bungalows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evenwood Road | Under investigation |
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