Total Crime Rate
20.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cutlers Hall Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Benfieldside , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cutlers Hall Road (DH8 8RD) in the last 12 months was 20.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cutlers Hall Road (DH8 8RD), 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 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Benfieldside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Backstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cutlers' Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maple Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Backstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaytor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pleasant View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pleasant View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Backstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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