Crime Rates at Fourth Street, Peterlee, SR8 4LB

Fourth Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 204th 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 Fourth Street (SR8 4LB) in the last 12 months was 231.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fourth Street (SR8 4LB), 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.