Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Hertford Place area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Place (SR8 2DA) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Hertford Place (SR8 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Essington Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shinwell Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bruce Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Morton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northampton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weston View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barsloan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layburn Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Shinwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essington Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essington Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Essington Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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