Crime Rates at Southway, Peterlee, SR8 1DY

Southway area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway (SR8 1DY) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway (SR8 1DY), the main crime hotspot is near Medway Close. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.