Total Crime Rate

398.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 398.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.4 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oakerside Drive 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 Oakerside Drive (SR8 1JS) 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 Oakerside Drive (SR8 1JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oakerside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakerside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakerside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tees Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tees Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Severn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakerside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oakerside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medway Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Welland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dilston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Medway Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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