Total Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 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 134.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Church Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 506th 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 Church Lane (SR7 9RL) in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SR7 9RL), the main crime hotspot is near Lansbury Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shinwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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