Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Beech Terrace area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 571st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Beech Terrace (DH9 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Terrace (DH9 6BJ), 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 Beech Terrace area

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