Total Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Terrace area has the 24th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 602nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Beech Terrace (DH9 7EL) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Terrace (DH9 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moore Street —
Sep 2025Public order Moore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acton Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mundell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oliver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mundell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mundell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Field Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyoake Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holyoake Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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