Total Crime Rate

434.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 434.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.1 8/10
  • Other theft 23.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.5 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Braithwaite Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 68th 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 Braithwaite Road (SR8 5LE) in the last 12 months was 434.2 per 1,000 residents and was 189.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 177.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braithwaite Road (SR8 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duddon Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Braithwaite Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft White Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delavale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delavale Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarfell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grisedale Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 18 of 18

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑