Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oneill Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Passfield , and the 688th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oneill Drive (SR8 5UD) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Passfield average (91.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oneill Drive (SR8 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quinn Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bede Way (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oneill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bede Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bede Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Quinn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Quinn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adrian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adrian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bede Way Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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