Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lenin Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 340th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lenin Terrace (DH9 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lenin Terrace (DH9 6LJ), 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 Hustledown Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lenin Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thames Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Holly Hill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holly Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tees Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —

Data Sources

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