Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

West View area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 698th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 West View (SR8 3EN) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West View (SR8 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosemary Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nursery Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fennel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Grange Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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