Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 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 48.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Gloucester Place area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 519th 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 Gloucester Place (SR8 2HD) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Passfield average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Place (SR8 2HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Place, where police recorded 34 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.

Crime Over Time in Gloucester Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acre Rigg Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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