Total Crime Rate
21.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avon 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 Avon Road (DH9 6LF) 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 Avon Road (DH9 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hustledown Gardens. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Craghead and South Moor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gainsborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tees Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waveney Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derby Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hill Gardens West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Hill Gardens West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Hill Gardens West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thames Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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