Crime Rates at Hilton Drive, Peterlee, SR8 5UB

Hilton Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 650th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilton Drive (SR8 5UB) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% higher than the Passfield average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Drive (SR8 5UB), 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.