Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Selborne Gardens area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Selborne Gardens (DH8 0BP) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Selborne Gardens (DH8 0BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seagent Place, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goodwood Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Benfieldside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Salisbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goodwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seagent Place | Under investigation |
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