Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Balmoral Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 508th 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 Balmoral Drive (DH9 8FE) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Drive (DH9 8FE), 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 Balmoral Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary New Blackett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6168 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirkfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Valiant Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Blackett Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilda Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Blackett Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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