Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 13.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 13.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kings Road area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (TS28 5JP) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ).

In the area around Kings Road (TS28 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dobson Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nattress Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Firs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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