Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Southfields area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 606th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southfields (DH9 7PG) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfields (DH9 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Coquet Gardens. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Southfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coquet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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