Total Crime Rate

538.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 538.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 301.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • 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
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

Unity Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 46th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Unity Terrace (DH9 7JR) in the last 12 months was 538.2 per 1,000 residents and was 353.5% higher 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 343.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unity Terrace (DH9 7JR), the main crime hotspot is near Sabin Court. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unity Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stanleyburn View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meldon Way —
Sep 2025Drugs Sabin Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sabin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanleyburn View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shieldrow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Shieldrow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shieldrow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanleyburn View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanleyburn View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanleyburn View —

Data Sources

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