Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crescent area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 590th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 The Crescent (DH7 9UL) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH7 9UL), the main crime hotspot is near Davis Crescent. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stargate Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Park —
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Data Sources

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