Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chapel Hill Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 435th 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 Chapel Hill Road (SR8 5LQ) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Hill Road (SR8 5LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkstone Avenue, where police recorded 30 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 Chapel Hill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Kirkstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kirkstone Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumbrian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cumbrian Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Delavale Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cumbrian Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delavale Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarfell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirkstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Braithwaite Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grisedale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duddon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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