Total Crime Rate
133.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mordue Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 511th 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 Mordue Terrace (DH9 7UP) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% higher than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mordue Terrace (DH9 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Durham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leeholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railway Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Front Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hutton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Spring Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hutton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hutton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Aidan'S Crescent | Under investigation |
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