Total Crime Rate
184.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025East Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 291st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 East Street (TS27 4HA) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.8% higher than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (TS27 4HA), 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.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ninth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Third Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | First Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Third Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Third Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Third Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Third Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Third Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eighth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ninth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eighth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ninth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eighth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1086 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Second Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Second Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Second Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Second Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Second Street | β |
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