Total Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 207.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Place (SR8 2HH) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 126.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Place (SR8 2HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stafford Place (18 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 Brendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Place 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 2026Public order Garside Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garside Grove Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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