Total Crime Rate
103.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marine Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 681st highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Marine Crescent (TS27 4DB) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Blackhalls average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marine Crescent (TS27 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hart Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sea View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hart Crescent | Under investigation |
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