Crime Rates at Thirlmere Road, Peterlee, SR8 5LS

Thirlmere Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 309th 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 Thirlmere Road (SR8 5LS) in the last 12 months was 175.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Road (SR8 5LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surtees Road, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.