Total Crime Rate

621.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.8 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 621.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 356.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Burns Close area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 41st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burns Close (DH9 6TP) in the last 12 months was 621.9 per 1,000 residents and was 399.3% 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 Shoplifting with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 137.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Close (DH9 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Slaidburn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kneller Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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