Total Crime Rate

287.3 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 287.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 131st 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 Church Road (DH8 8NT) in the last 12 months was 287.3 per 1,000 residents and was 512.4% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (DH8 8NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxley Street, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Oswin'S Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashby Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ritson'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Culzean Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turner Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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