Total Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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
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

Cyril Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 621st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cyril Street (DH8 5NR) in the last 12 months was 113.5 per 1,000 residents and was 155.8% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cyril Street (DH8 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cyril Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bright Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cyril Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6308 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cyril Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B6308 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elsdon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Promenade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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