Total Crime Rate
108.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lily Gardens area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 598th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lily Gardens (DH9 9BH) in the last 12 months was 108.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lily Gardens (DH9 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Lily Gardens. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Annfield Plain| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lily Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndways Drive | — |
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