Total Crime Rate

205.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • 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
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

Coniscliffe Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Coniscliffe Road (DH9 7RF) in the last 12 months was 205.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coniscliffe Road (DH9 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Coniscliffe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mandela Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braidwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Geoffrey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braidwood Mews
Apr 2026Burglary King Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandela Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bracken Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Braidwood Mews
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bracken Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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