Total Crime Rate

193.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.8 9/10
  • Other crime 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shaftesbury Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 290th 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 Shaftesbury Avenue (TS27 4NF) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Avenue (TS27 4NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardwick Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eighth Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eighth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hackworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ninth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ninth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seventh Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tenth Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Middle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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