Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 448th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Church Lane (SR7 9RE) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SR7 9RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansbury Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knaresborough Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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