Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.1 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 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South View area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 599th 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 South View (DH9 7UB) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South View (DH9 7UB), the main crime hotspot is near Meldon Way. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meldon Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeholme Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shieldrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shieldrow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meldon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meldon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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