Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Cotswold Place area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 425th 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 Cotswold Place (SR8 2PE) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotswold Place (SR8 2PE), 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 Cotswold Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon 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 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chester Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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