Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 32.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Westmorland Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 357th 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 Westmorland Rise (SR8 2EX) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmorland Rise (SR8 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Garside Grove. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westmorland Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chester Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Chester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Garside Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garside Grove —
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Data Sources

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