Crime Rates at Durham Avenue, Peterlee, SR8 4PY

Durham Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Horden , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Durham Avenue (SR8 4PY) in the last 12 months was 216.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Avenue (SR8 4PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Handley Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.