Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 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 174.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 66.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warnebrooke Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 339th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warnebrooke Avenue (SR7 9BT) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warnebrooke Avenue (SR7 9BT), 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 Warnebrooke Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Faraday Street —
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 2026Shoplifting Fife Street 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Street South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South 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 James Street South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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