Crime Rates at Surtees Road, Peterlee, SR8 5HA

Surtees Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 68th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Surtees Road (SR8 5HA) in the last 12 months was 435.9 per 1,000 residents and was 185.8% higher than the Easington average (152.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Surtees Road (SR8 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 281 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.