Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 102.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Crescent area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Annfield Plain , and the 634th highest 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 The Crescent (DH9 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH9 9NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Good Street. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Leigh —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Good Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Leigh —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Good Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Leigh —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Leigh —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Leigh —
Sep 2025Burglary Jutland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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