Total Crime Rate

8.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.0 1/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Third Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Third Street (DH8 6HT) in the last 12 months was 8.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% lower than the Benfieldside average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Third Street (DH8 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Cross Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Third Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coniston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Grove —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dere Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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