Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

West Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 424th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 West Road (DH8 8QF) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 239.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Road (DH8 8QF), 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 West Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Backstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pleasant View —
Apr 2026Public order Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alston Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaytor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cutlers' Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maple Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pemberton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pemberton Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Backstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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