Total Crime Rate

239.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 239.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

South View area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 187th 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 South View (DH9 6AR) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 113.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (DH9 6AR), 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 South View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B6313 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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