Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 332nd 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 Park Drive (DH7 9TE) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Park Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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