Total Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 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 59.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kielder Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 659th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Kielder Drive (TS29 6PB) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Sedgefield average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kielder Drive (TS29 6PB), 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 Kielder Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Taylor Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Beech Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kielder Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Amble Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Salters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmeside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taylor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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