Total Crime Rate

978.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.1 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 978.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 469.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 184.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.8 10/10
  • Public order 70.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Knitsley Lane area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 13th 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 Knitsley Lane (DH8 7NN) in the last 12 months was 978.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2104.8% 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 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 206.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knitsley Lane (DH8 7NN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knitsley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Forge Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Palmerston Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Spiro Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Spiro Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mickleton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spiro Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Unsworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Unsworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Chequers Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rosebery Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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