Total Crime Rate

139.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 7.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 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
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

Pennine Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennine Court (DH9 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennine Court (DH9 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Court. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pennine Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hamsterley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hutton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staindrop Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Hutton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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