Total Crime Rate

724.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 724.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 370.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.5 10/10
  • Public order 70.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 28th 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 Generation Place (DH8 5XT) in the last 12 months was 724.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1444.3% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 228.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Generation Place (DH8 5XT), the main crime hotspot is near Ponds Court. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 22 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ponds Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Georgia Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georgia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ponds Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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