Total Crime Rate
116.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mitchell Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 558th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mitchell Street (DH9 7SX) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mitchell Street (DH9 7SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutton Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Annfield Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | New Front Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Front Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pontop Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanhope Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Railway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elizabeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Front Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frosterley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New Front Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hutton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hutton Court | Under investigation |
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