Total Crime Rate

68.1 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 68.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

White Le Head Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 778th 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 White Le Head Gardens (DH9 9RU) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 180.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Le Head Gardens (DH9 9RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corvan Terrace, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bute Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Le Head Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bute Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bute Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White-Le-Head Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harperley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corvan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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