Total Crime Rate

137.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 446th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (DH8 8LD) in the last 12 months was 137.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.3% higher than the Benfieldside average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (DH8 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gill Side View, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gill Side View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gill Side View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gill Side View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gill Side View Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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