Crime Rates at John Street, Peterlee, SR8 3LS

John Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 516th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (SR8 3LS) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (SR8 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorpe Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.