Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 737th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Place (SR8 2HQ) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Place (SR8 2HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chester Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Passfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampshire Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottingham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chester Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chester Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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