Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thomas Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 703rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Street (DH9 6EE) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Street (DH9 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsley Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edward Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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