Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bronte Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 706th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bronte Place (DH9 6XQ) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bronte Place (DH9 6XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladysmith Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austen Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bronte Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fonteyn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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