Total Crime Rate

400.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.2 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 400.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 79th 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 Church Street (TS28 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.6% higher than the Blackhalls average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 166.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (TS28 5AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillerton Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnson'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chillerton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Front Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chillerton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Johnson'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chillerton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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