Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wear Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 460th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Wear Road (DH9 6JS) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ).

In the area around Wear Road (DH9 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Hill Gardens East. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kier Hardie Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kneller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kier Hardie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reynolds Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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