Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 216.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Down Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 227th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Down Terrace (TS29 6HH) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 203.5% higher than the Sedgefield average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Down Terrace (TS29 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Taylor Avenue. Police recorded 29 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 Down Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Amble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Holmeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Salters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Taylor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Taylor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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