Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ritson Street area has the 48th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 651st lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ritson Street (DH8 0AU) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ritson Street (DH8 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswin'S Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ritson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ritson'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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