Crime Rates at Kirkland Hill, Peterlee, SR8 5QB

Kirkland Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Easington , and the 434th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Kirkland Hill (SR8 5QB) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkland Hill (SR8 5QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surtees Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.