Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

This area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 606th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH9 6PH) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH9 6PH, 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.

Crime Over Time in DH9 6PH area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hustledown Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keir Hardie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hustledown Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens
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

Data Sources

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