Total Crime Rate

733.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

353.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 733.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 353.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 130.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.5 10/10
  • Public order 81.5 10/10
  • Other theft 48.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Burglary 43.5 10/10
  • Other crime 16.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Middle Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (TS27 4EA) in the last 12 months was 733.7 per 1,000 residents and was 420.2% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 353.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (TS27 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near A1086. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fifth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Third Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eighth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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