Total Crime Rate

1083.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1083.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 523.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 127.3 10/10
  • Public order 87.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cross Street area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Cross Street (SR8 3RH) in the last 12 months was 1083.6 per 1,000 residents and was 610.5% higher than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 94.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 287.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (SR8 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunderland Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Court Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sunderland Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Court Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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