Total Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Bethany Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Bethany Gardens (DH9 8SL) in the last 12 months was 19.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bethany Gardens (DH9 8SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B6168, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ridings (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bethany Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary New Blackett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B6168 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Blackett Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fines Park Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fines Park Court —
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Valiant Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kingsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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