Total Crime Rate

437.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 437.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 326.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Blackdown Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 67th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackdown Close (SR8 2JW) in the last 12 months was 437.8 per 1,000 residents and was 378.3% higher than the Passfield average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown Close (SR8 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Close, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pentland Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blackdown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennine Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pentland Close —
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑