Total Crime Rate
161.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Emerson Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 384th 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 Emerson Court (SR8 4DG) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower 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 13 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 ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Emerson Court (SR8 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sixth Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Horden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Thorpe Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eden Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Eden Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hardwick Street | Under investigation |
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