Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oakdene Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 450th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Oakdene Road (TS21 4EG) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% lower than the Sedgefield average (66.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakdene Road (TS21 4EG), the main crime hotspot is near Beechwood Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oakdene Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stone Cross —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poplar Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Stone Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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