Total Crime Rate

214.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 214.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Third Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 226th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Third Street (TS27 4EW) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher than the Blackhalls average (144.7 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Third Street (TS27 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near A1086. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Third Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hackworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fifth Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fourth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Third Street
Sep 2025Burglary Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Third Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Third Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1086 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1086 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Street
Sep 2025Other theft Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Second Street
Sep 2025Other crime Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Corry Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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