Total Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wesley Terrace area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 855th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wesley Terrace (DH9 8QL) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wesley Terrace (DH9 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hutton Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanhope Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wesley Terrace area

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

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