Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 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 191.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Meadow Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 294th 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 Meadow Road (TS29 6JS) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 169.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (TS29 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynyard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chisholm Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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