Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Timber Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 442nd 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 Timber Road (SR8 4TE) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% lower than the Easington average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Timber Road (SR8 4TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alnwick Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morpeth Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Timber Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Morpeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alnwick Street —
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Data Sources

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