Total Crime Rate
292.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coast Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 127th 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 Coast Road (TS27 4HS) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 102.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 237.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coast Road (TS27 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Enid Gardens (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Corry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Enid Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Enid Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Corry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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