Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • 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
  • 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

Laurel Terrace area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 683rd highest 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 Laurel Terrace (DH7 9SW) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Terrace (DH7 9SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hilltop View, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Drive (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laurel Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hezlett Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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