Crime Rates at Church Street, Wingate, TS28 5AQ

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 60th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (TS28 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 464.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.1% higher than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 184.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (TS28 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johnson'S Street, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickering Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.