Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Other theft 54.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 440th highest 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 Park Road (DH8 5EA) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 232.0% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Road (DH8 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near Mason Street. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Larch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
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Data Sources

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