Total Crime Rate
463.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roseberry Terrace 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 Roseberry Terrace (DH8 5RT) 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 Roseberry Terrace (DH8 5RT), 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.
View Crime In Benfieldside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raglan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Angelica Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Angelica Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mason Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Taylor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taylor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Angelica Close | Under investigation |
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