Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Cedar Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 721st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Cedar Gardens (DH8 8AU) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedar Gardens (DH8 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Thornfield Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cedar Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evansleigh Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evansleigh Road —
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Data Sources

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