Total Crime Rate

128.0 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 128.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Hare Law Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 492nd 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 Hare Law Gardens (DH9 8DG) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% higher than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hare Law Gardens (DH9 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Harelaw Gardens. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hare Law Gardens area

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Data Sources

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