Total Crime Rate

222.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hilltop Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 212th 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 Hilltop Walk (DH7 9WQ) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hezlett Court —
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Data Sources

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