Total Crime Rate

183.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 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 183.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.4 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Teasdale Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 315th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Teasdale Street (DH8 6AF) in the last 12 months was 183.6 per 1,000 residents and was 313.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Teasdale Street (DH8 6AF), 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 Teasdale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Larch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rotary Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angelica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Larch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teasdale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Street —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Angelica Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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