Crime Rates at Acre Rigg Road, Peterlee, SR8 2DX

Acre Rigg Road 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 Acre Rigg Road (SR8 2DX) 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 Acre Rigg Road (SR8 2DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beverley Way, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.