Total Crime Rate

178.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 178.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Welfare Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 325th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Welfare Crescent (TS27 4LU) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welfare Crescent (TS27 4LU), the main crime hotspot is near Hardwick Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welfare Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whindyke Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whindyke Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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