Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 312.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle 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

Cavel Square area has the 8th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 118th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cavel Square (SR8 3NA) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% higher than the Easington average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavel Square (SR8 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stewart Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holmhill Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cavel Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petwell Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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