Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Morpeth Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 788th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Morpeth Street (SR8 4BE) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.9% lower than the Easington average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morpeth Street (SR8 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Sunderland Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morpeth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morpeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sunderland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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