Total Crime Rate

159.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 159.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Britten Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 363rd 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 Britten Close (DH9 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britten Close (DH9 6TQ), 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 Britten Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Engels Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Engels Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holly Hill Gardens East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6532 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hill Gardens East Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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