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

West Victoria Street 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 West Victoria Street (DH8 5EW) 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 West Victoria Street (DH8 5EW), the main crime hotspot is near Ponds Court. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Victoria Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Generation Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Public order Newmarket Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Generation Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponds Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Garden Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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