Crime Rate in Peterlee West, ward

Peterlee West has the 29th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 1403rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 129th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Peterlee West in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Peterlee West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 362 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 88.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 426 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Peterlee West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Malvern Close, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hulme Court (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.