Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Acre Rigg Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Acre Rigg Road (SR8 2DU) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acre Rigg Road (SR8 2DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garside Grove, where police recorded 26 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nottingham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northumberland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Buckingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nottingham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colston Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colston Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garside Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garside Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Garside Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Huntingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Rigg Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acre Rigg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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