Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 2LR
How much crime is recorded in SR8 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peterlee West
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,072 (2024)
SR8 2LRPeterlee
How safe is SR8 2LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 2LR 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
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
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 2LRNational
Shoplifting65.08.4
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Burglary15.59.1
Public order9.44.6
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Other crime3.61.5
Other theft3.64.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.