Total Crime Rate

161.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Layburn Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 356th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Layburn Place (SR8 2BD) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layburn Place (SR8 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Beverley Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layburn Place area

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

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