Crime Rates at Brakespeare Place, Peterlee, SR8 5SW

Brakespeare Place 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 Brakespeare Place (SR8 5SW) 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 Brakespeare Place (SR8 5SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 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.