Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Esh Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 740th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Esh Terrace (DH7 9XH) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esh Terrace (DH7 9XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near George Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Esh Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Langley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft East Clere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Palm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springwell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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