Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Aged Miners Homes area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Deerness , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aged Miners Homes (DH7 9XP) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aged Miners Homes (DH7 9XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Court (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aged Miners Homes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Clere Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Clere Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilltop View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop View Under investigation

Data Sources

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