Total Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 165.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Front Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 365th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (TS21 4AA) in the last 12 months was 165.5 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher than the Sedgefield average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (TS21 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Sedgefield Terrace. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgefield Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glebe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgefield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedgefield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sedgefield Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sedgefield Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salters Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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