Total Crime Rate

235.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Sedgefield , and the 197th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Church Road (TS29 6PY) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 253.2% higher than the Sedgefield average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (TS29 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chisholm Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Front Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hallgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Swainby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hallgarth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrtle Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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
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Data Sources

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