Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 833rd lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (DH7 9SG) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH7 9SG), the main crime hotspot is near George Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hezlett Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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