Total Crime Rate

220.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 220.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.4 9/10
  • Other theft 39.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Timber Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 213th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Timber Road (SR8 4TE) in the last 12 months was 220.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% higher than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 98.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% 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 11 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Alnwick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alnwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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