Total Crime Rate

577.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.2 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 577.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 460.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fife Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 45th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fife Street (SR7 9NW) in the last 12 months was 577.1 per 1,000 residents and was 215.0% higher than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fife Street (SR7 9NW), 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 Fife Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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