Total Crime Rate

463.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 463.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.2 10/10
  • Public order 44.1 10/10
  • Other theft 36.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 4th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (DH8 5AL) in the last 12 months was 463.2 per 1,000 residents and was 887.5% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 216.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (DH8 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Mason Street. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Angelica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarendon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Angelica Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Angelica Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Parade —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taylor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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