Total Crime Rate
27.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Blackhalls , and the 288th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 5JS) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% lower than the Blackhalls average (144.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Kings Road (TS28 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodland View, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nattress Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blackhalls| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Quin Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dodds Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dobson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodland View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dodds Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Partridge Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queen'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Gate | β |
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