Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · 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 21.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 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
  • 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
  • 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

Wear Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 208th 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 Wear Road (DH9 6JS) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Wear Road (DH9 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Hill Gardens, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Hill Gardens East (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wear Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engels Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holly Hill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Constable Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens East —
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Data Sources

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