Total Crime Rate

163.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 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 163.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

White Crescent area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 369th 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 White Crescent (TS27 4PU) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% 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 Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -13.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Crescent (TS27 4PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Terrace, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcrest Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillcrest Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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