Total Crime Rate

177.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.7 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 177.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 113.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Malvern Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 177.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% 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 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 Malvern Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B6532 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mendip Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B6532 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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