Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 107.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Shaftesbury Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 610th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Crescent (TS27 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Crescent (TS27 4NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tenth Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ninth Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eighth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eighth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eleventh Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ninth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ninth Street —
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Data Sources

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