Total Crime Rate

334.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 334.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Shopping Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Shopping Centre (DH9 6PF) in the last 12 months was 334.2 per 1,000 residents and was 168.3% higher 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Shopping Centre (DH9 6PF), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Hill Gardens East. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Shopping Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East 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 Holly Hill Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kier Hardie Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kier Hardie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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