Total Crime Rate

8.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stockton Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stockton Avenue (SR8 4PB) in the last 12 months was 8.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% lower than the Horden average (175.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Stockton Avenue (SR8 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Handley Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirteenth Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stockton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hudson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yoden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alnwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Alnwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Warkworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Handley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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