Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Harperley Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 594th 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 Harperley Road (DH9 8TB) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harperley Road (DH9 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fines Park, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hawthorns (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harperley Road area

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Data Sources

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