Total Crime Rate

254.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.5 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 254.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 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

South Terrace area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Terrace (SR8 4NG) in the last 12 months was 254.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Terrace (SR8 4NG), 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 South Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tees Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burden Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hardwick Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Court —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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