Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Valley View area has the 21st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 595th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley View (DH8 7PS) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 163.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley View (DH8 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Front Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valley View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dere Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Haven Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coniston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plantation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Railway Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation 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 Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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