Total Crime Rate

62.8 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 62.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · 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 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 717th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Front Street North (TS29 6PG) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street North (TS29 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near Willow Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Front Street North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swainby Road 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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