Total Crime Rate

235.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 235.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Hilltop Walk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilltop Walk (DH7 9WQ) in the last 12 months was 235.7 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 70.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Walk (DH7 9WQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilltop View (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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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