Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.1 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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Beech Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Beech Terrace (SR8 4JP) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Terrace (SR8 4JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burden Court —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Third Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Claxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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