Total Crime Rate

763.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.7 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 763.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 322.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.1 10/10
  • Public order 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Generation Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Generation Place (DH8 5XT) in the last 12 months was 763.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1621.8% higher than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -17.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 267.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Generation Place (DH8 5XT), 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 Generation Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ponds Court —
Apr 2026Public order Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Generation Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Generation Place —
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 2026Drugs Ponds Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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