Total Crime Rate

209.2 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 209.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Potter Place area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 240th 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 Potter Place (DH9 6XD) in the last 12 months was 209.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Potter Place (DH9 6XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladysmith Court, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6532 (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Potter Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Austen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Durham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6532 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Durham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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