Crime Rates at Station Road, Peterlee, SR8 3SP

Station Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 489th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (SR8 3SP) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (SR8 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashton Street, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Browning Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.