Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hollyhill Gardens West area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 600th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 6NT) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thames Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tweed Terrace 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 Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hustledown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
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 Waveney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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