Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.2 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 227.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Low Hogg Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 210th 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 Low Hogg Street (TS29 6LL) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 219.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Hogg Street (TS29 6LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North Moor Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Low Hogg Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawson'S Street —
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 2026Public order St Paul'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Moor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Low Hogg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Commercial Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commercial Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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