Total Crime Rate

522.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 522.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.0 10/10
  • Burglary 81.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.9 10/10
  • Other theft 56.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Drugs 25.2 10/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fifth Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 56th 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 Fifth Street (SR8 4LA) in the last 12 months was 522.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 220.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fifth Street (SR8 4LA), 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 Fifth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
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 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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotsford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ocean View —
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 Claxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Claxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sixth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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