Total Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamsterley Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamsterley Gardens (DH9 8JP) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamsterley Gardens (DH9 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Court. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hamsterley Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontop Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fines Park Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Snowdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snowdon Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hutton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hutton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hutton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Staindrop Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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