Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Edward Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Horden , and the 454th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Edward Avenue (SR8 4RH) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% lower than the Horden average (185.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Avenue (SR8 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twelfth Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twelfth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Twelfth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Twelfth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thirteenth Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Handley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edendale Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eleventh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellison Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eleventh Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shotton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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