Crime Rate in Peterlee East, ward

Peterlee East has the 2nd highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 267th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 26th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peterlee East in the last 12 months was 207.6 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peterlee East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 604 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 752 (≈ 96.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peterlee East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.