Total Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Garden Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 552nd lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Garden Avenue (DH7 9UJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Deerness average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Garden Avenue (DH7 9UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herrington Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Esh and Witton Gilbert| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beamish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penshaw Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hylton Close | — |
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