Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 159.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Eastfields area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 391st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastfields (DH9 7DN) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastfields (DH9 7DN), 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 Eastfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Standish Street 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 Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braidwood Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spen Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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