Total Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Park Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 435th 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 Park Road (DH9 7BN) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DH9 7BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mandela Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Palmer Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mandela Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eastfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Geoffrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary King Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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