Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Taylor Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 225th 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 Taylor Street (DH8 5RS) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 391.2% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taylor Street (DH8 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mason Street, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taylor Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raglan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Forge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mason Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Unsworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unsworth Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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