Total Crime Rate

168.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 94.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Trimdon and Thornley , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around East View (DH6 3LF) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% higher than the Trimdon and Thornley average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East View (DH6 3LF), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Street. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in East View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wordsworth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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