Crime Rate in Passfield, ward

Passfield has the 19th lowest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 3004th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 124th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Passfield in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Passfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Passfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Medway Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.