Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 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 241.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 191st 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 This (TS28 5EA) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TS28 5EA, the main crime hotspot is near Milbank Terrace. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in TS28 5EA area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beachdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dormand Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beachdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beachdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Milbank Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milbank Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dormand Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dormand Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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