Total Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.5 1/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

William Street area has the lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 51st 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 William Street (DH9 6EH) in the last 12 months was 9.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.6% 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 Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Street (DH9 6EH), 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 William Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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