Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South View Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South View Gardens (DH9 7SG) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View Gardens (DH9 7SG), the main crime hotspot is near Elizabeth Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South View Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Durham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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