Crime Rates at Fairbairn Road, Peterlee, SR8 5EW

Fairbairn Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 328th 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 Fairbairn Road (SR8 5EW) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairbairn Road (SR8 5EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnson Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ramsey Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.