Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Crescent area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 807th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Third Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Third Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Third Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seventh Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Fifth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whindyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fifth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eighth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fifth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whindyke Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1086 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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