Deerness ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (5 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 17% across County Durham (2.9 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 19.6% here, compared with 21.3% across County Durham (1.7 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Deerness ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
975 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 855 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Deerness ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 75 mapped crimes in September 2024; 78 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Deerness
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
75
22
October 2024
65
19
November 2024
63
16
December 2024
56
13
January 2025
51
9
February 2025
68
6
March 2025
98
12
April 2025
87
33
May 2025
68
17
June 2025
84
28
July 2025
82
28
August 2025
58
45
September 2025
69
35
October 2025
93
36
November 2025
76
31
December 2025
65
31
January 2026
71
26
February 2026
61
28
March 2026
83
27
April 2026
90
21
May 2026
109
36
June 2026
71
20
July 2026
109
29
August 2026
78
20
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Deerness
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
495
criminal damage arson
155
public order
63
shoplifting
55
other crime
54
other theft
49
burglary
37
vehicle crime
37
drugs
13
possession of weapons
7
bicycle theft
5
robbery
3
theft from the person
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
