Total Crime Rate

135.9 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Keats Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 454th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Keats Close (DH9 6TS) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Close (DH9 6TS), 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 Keats Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Britten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Browning Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
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Data Sources

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