Total Crime Rate

118.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashwood Meadows area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 545th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashwood Meadows (SR8 4BF) in the last 12 months was 118.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% lower than the Horden average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashwood Meadows (SR8 4BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Twelfth Street, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shotton Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashwood Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Twelfth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Twelfth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eleventh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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