Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Ousterley Terrace area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 767th lowest 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 Ousterley Terrace (DH9 6EU) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ousterley Terrace (DH9 6EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmside Terrace, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wagtail Terrace (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ousterley Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmside Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wagtail Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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