Total Crime Rate

232.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 232.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cornwall Estate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Cornwall Estate (SR7 9JE) in the last 12 months was 232.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Estate (SR7 9JE), the main crime hotspot is near James Street South. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Estate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Claude Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregoney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregoney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mann Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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