Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street North area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 709th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 North (TS29 6PF) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% lower than the Sedgefield average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street North (TS29 6PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Cuthbert'S Crescent (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilac Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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