Total Crime Rate

281.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 281.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Derwent View (High) area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 145th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derwent View (High) (DH9 9EF) in the last 12 months was 281.4 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Annfield Plain average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derwent View (High) (DH9 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Pontopsyde. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent View (High) area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pontopsyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pontopsyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pontopsyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pontopsyde —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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