Total Crime Rate

249.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 249.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 176th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street (TS28 5DP) in the last 12 months was 249.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (TS28 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newholme Estate, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ferndale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Dormand Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beachdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newholme Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newholme Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newholme Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newholme Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newholme Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Front Street —
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Data Sources

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