Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 830th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (DH8 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH8 0HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Co-Operative Terrace, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Messenger Bank (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Co-Operative Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Co-Operative Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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