Total Crime Rate

973.7 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 973.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 548.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Public order 61.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Knitsley Lane area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 15th 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 Knitsley Lane (DH8 7NN) in the last 12 months was 973.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1975.6% 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 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knitsley Lane (DH8 7NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knitsley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Railway Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chequers Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Palmerston Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Palmerston Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middleton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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