Crime Rates at Teign Close, Peterlee, SR8 1EW

Teign Close 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 Teign Close (SR8 1EW) 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 Teign Close (SR8 1EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medway Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teign Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.