Total Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waveney Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 693rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waveney Road (SR8 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 95.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waveney Road (SR8 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Welland Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cherwell Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waveney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Girton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorimers Close —
Sep 2025Public order Severn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tees Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Welland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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