Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • 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
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

Fines Park area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 714th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Fines Park (DH9 8QY) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fines Park (DH9 8QY), the main crime hotspot is near Frosterley Gardens. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fines Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frosterley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Railway Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frosterley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stanhope Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fines Park Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fines Park Court —
Sep 2025Burglary New Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Front Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pontop Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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