Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tees Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 786th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tees Crescent (DH9 6JF) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tees Crescent (DH9 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spen Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hustledown Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tees Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hustledown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reynolds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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