Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 85.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Avon Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 801st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Avon Road (DH9 6LD) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Road (DH9 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Hill Gardens, where police recorded 30 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 Avon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Wear Road 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 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 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landseer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kier Hardie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hustledown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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