Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 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 215.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woods Terrace area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 229th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woods Terrace (SR7 9AE) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 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 theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Terrace (SR7 9AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Street, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street South (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Street South —
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penzance Bungs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denewood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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