Total Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bessemer Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 648th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bessemer Street (DH8 5SS) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Street (DH8 5SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswin'S Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bessemer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirk Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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