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

Westfields 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 Westfields (DH9 7DB) 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 Westfields (DH9 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braidwood Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braidwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braidwood Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holly Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Eastfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Geoffrey Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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