Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 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

Cotsford Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 377th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Cotsford Lane (SR8 4HS) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotsford Lane (SR8 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 203 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sixth Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cotsford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Almond Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Street —
Sep 2025Public order Sixth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean View Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beach Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seventh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Coast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Hardwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sixth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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