Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Helford Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 373rd 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 Helford Road (SR8 1ER) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Passfield average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helford Road (SR8 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Teign Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Helford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arun Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Blunts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Helford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tamar Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teign Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teign Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arun Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny Blunts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Blunts —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Blunts Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunny Blunts Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sunny Blunts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sunny Blunts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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