Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 56.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Briardale area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Delves Lane , and the 613th 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 Briardale (DH8 7BG) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower than the Delves Lane average (122.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briardale (DH8 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Lumley Drive. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briardale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greencroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Birch Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briar Dale —
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salem Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birch Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunningdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Greencroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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