Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 2EL
How much crime is recorded in SR8 2EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peterlee West
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,189 (2024)
SR8 2ELPeterlee
How safe is SR8 2EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 2EL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SR8 2ELNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Criminal damage and arson17.64.7
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order6.44.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft1.14.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.