Total Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bruce Kirkup Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Bruce Kirkup Road (SR8 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bruce Kirkup Road (SR8 4BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunderland Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkinson Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Horden

Crime Over Time in Bruce Kirkup Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bruce Kirkup Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warkworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Kirkup Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sunderland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 12 of 12

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑