Total Crime Rate

128.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 128.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Front Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 537th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (TS29 6AE) in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Sedgefield average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (TS29 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Moor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Moor Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Moor Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rodwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Hogg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Windsor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson'S Street —
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Data Sources

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