Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 434th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Wordsworth Road (SR8 3DW) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (SR8 3DW), the main crime hotspot is near Moncrieff Terrace. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jupiter Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Saturn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whickham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whickham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moncrieff Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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