Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colston Rise area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 624th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 23.4% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colston Rise (SR8 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newark Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acre Rigg Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Colston Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnhope Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colston Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colston Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newark Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Newark Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newark Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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