Total Crime Rate

47.5 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 47.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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 theft 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 538th lowest 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 Mount Pleasant (DH9 9BL) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (DH9 9BL), the main crime hotspot is near Lily Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunset View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wyndways Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Hill Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ewehurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Hill Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heather Lea Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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