Total Crime Rate

130.4 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Malvern Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 482nd 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 Malvern Terrace (DH9 6QW) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Terrace (DH9 6QW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6532 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Austen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engels Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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