Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Crescent area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 717th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (TS27 4LE) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (TS27 4LE), 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 The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eleventh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson First Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stuart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Second Street Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

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