Total Crime Rate

212.5 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 212.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heath Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 235th 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 Heath Close (SR8 5RY) in the last 12 months was 212.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Close (SR8 5RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dean Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hovingham Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarfell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matterdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hovingham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leazes Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braithwaite Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braithwaite Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nesbit Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bede Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Matterdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grisedale Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dean Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Sep 2025Public order Grisedale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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