Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 173.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Langley Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 315th 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 Langley Terrace (DH9 7TT) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Terrace (DH9 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Meldon Way. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meldon Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Elizabeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meldon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale Court —
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Data Sources

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