Crime Rates at Elm Terrace, Peterlee, SR8 4JR

Elm Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 536th 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 Elm Terrace (SR8 4JR) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Terrace (SR8 4JR), 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.