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

Avon 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 Avon Road (DH9 6LF) 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 Avon Road (DH9 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hustledown Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Avon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hustledown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ouseburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wear Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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