Total Crime Rate

435.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 435.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derwent 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 Derwent Road (SR8 5PZ) 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 Derwent Road (SR8 5PZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Derwent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surtees Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Surtees Road —
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Data Sources

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