Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hollyhill Gardens West area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hollyhill Gardens West (DH9 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollyhill Gardens West (DH9 6NJ), 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 Hollyhill Gardens West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waveney Gardens —
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 2025Other crime Tees Crescent 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hill Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens —
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Data Sources

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