Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 72.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Margaret Terrace area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 841st lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Terrace (DH9 9LS) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% lower than the Annfield Plain average (118.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Terrace (DH9 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkside, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B6173 (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B6173 —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grange Under investigation
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Data Sources

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