Total Crime Rate

219.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 219.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 117.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadow Bank area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Meadow Bank (DH7 9TY) in the last 12 months was 219.7 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Bank (DH7 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theme/Adventure Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langley Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hylton Close —
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Data Sources

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