Total Crime Rate

107.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Welfare Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 660th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welfare Close (SR8 3RL) in the last 12 months was 107.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welfare Close (SR8 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welfare Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Memorial Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stewart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Easington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easington 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Easington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardene Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Memorial Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Memorial Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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