Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunny Blunts area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 791st 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 Sunny Blunts (SR8 1LR) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Blunts (SR8 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Medway Close, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakerside Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sunny Blunts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Helford Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Blunts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakerside Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oakerside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakerside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakerside Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Sunny Blunts Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Medway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teign Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teign Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunny Blunts —
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Data Sources

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