Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Crescent area has the 30th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 818th highest 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 The Crescent (DH7 9UL) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH7 9UL), the main crime hotspot is near Davis Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davis Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Davis Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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