Total Crime Rate

129.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 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 129.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • 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

Medway Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Craghead and South Moor , and the 536th 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 Medway Gardens (DH9 7PP) in the last 12 months was 129.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Craghead and South Moor average (124.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medway Gardens (DH9 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medway Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orwell Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coquet Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Coquet Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orwell Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoake Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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