Total Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 137.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheviot Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 489th 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 Cheviot Place (SR8 2PG) in the last 12 months was 137.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot Place (SR8 2PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Malvern Close, where police recorded 97 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 Cheviot Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place —
Apr 2026Public order Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stafford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brendon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennine Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furness Close —
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Data Sources

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