Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selborne Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 87.4% lower than the Benfieldside average (46.9 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 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selborne Gardens (DH8 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Seagent Place. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selborne Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golden Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selborne Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Troon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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