Total Crime Rate

136.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 450th 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 This (DH9 6AN) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher than the Craghead and South Moor average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH9 6AN, the main crime hotspot is near Oak Terrace. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH9 6AN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middles Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B6313 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Middles Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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