Total Crime Rate

101.9 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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blake Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 639th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blake Close (DH9 6TN) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blake Close (DH9 6TN), the main crime hotspot is near Cotswold Terrace. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blake Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engels Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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