Total Crime Rate
123.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cleveland Terrace area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 524th 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 Cleveland Terrace (DH9 6QL) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cleveland Terrace (DH9 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Holly Hill Gardens East. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Craghead and South Moor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Malvern Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malvern Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B6532 | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Engels Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Engels Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hill Gardens East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Hill Gardens East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holly Hill Gardens East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladysmith Court | Under investigation |
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