Crime Rates at Keswick Road, Peterlee, SR8 5NL

Keswick Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Easington , and the 526th 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 Keswick Road (SR8 5NL) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keswick Road (SR8 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Eskdale Walk. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.