Total Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 41.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Hill 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 Lancaster Hill (SR8 2EY) 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 Lancaster Hill (SR8 2EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garside Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lancaster Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nottingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nottingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Olaman Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garside Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Garside Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garside Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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