Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Front Street North area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 743rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street North (TS29 6PG) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street North (TS29 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Drive. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Front Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swainby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Front Street South —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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