Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
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Crime overview

Thompson Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 256th 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 Thompson Street (SR8 4DA) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Horden average (185.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thompson Street (SR8 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Ninth Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thompson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thorpe Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eden Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tees Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea View Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Claxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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