Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colston Rise area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 573rd 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 Colston Rise (SR8 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Rise (SR8 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Newark Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colston Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottingham Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

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