Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Other theft 26.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ledgers Buildings area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 704th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Ledgers Buildings (DH9 9DP) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ledgers Buildings (DH9 9DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pontop Pike Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Co-Operative Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ledgers Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pontop Pike Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Co-Operative Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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