Total Crime Rate

210.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Other crime 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hawthorn Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 238th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Crescent (SR8 4JL) in the last 12 months was 210.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 105.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Crescent (SR8 4JL), 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 Hawthorn Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coast Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Seventh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Sixth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sixth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime 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 Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burden Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warren Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warren Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warren Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hardwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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