Crime Rates at Church Close, Peterlee, SR8 5QT

Church Close area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Close (SR8 5QT) in the last 12 months was 1770.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2244.2% higher than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 593.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Close (SR8 5QT), 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.