Crime Rates at Tees Close, Peterlee, SR8 1HD

Tees Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tees Close (SR8 1HD) in the last 12 months was 398.6 per 1,000 residents and was 427.7% higher than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 131.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tees Close (SR8 1HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medway Close, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hulme Court (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.