Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge View area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 160th 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 Bridge View (TS21 4DX) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge View (TS21 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Poplar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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