Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 67.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 38th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 766th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (DH8 6PP) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Benfieldside average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -58.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode DH8 6PP, the main crime hotspot is near Highsteads. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in DH8 6PP area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order Highsteads Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Highsteads —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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