Total Crime Rate

147.4 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hobsons Buildings area has the 13th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 406th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hobsons Buildings (DH9 8EU) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobsons Buildings (DH9 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkfield Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobsons Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Blackett Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6168 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Valiant Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Blackett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Blackett Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greentree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laburnum Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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