Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Williams Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Williams Close (DH9 6TJ) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Close (DH9 6TJ), 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 Williams Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens East —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engels Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6532 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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