Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 80.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandgate area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 852nd 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 Sandgate (DH9 7JS) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandgate (DH9 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Sabin Court. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanleyburn View —
Apr 2026Other crime Sabin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sabin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sabin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sabin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sabin Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanleyburn View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanleyburn View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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