Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 2RB
How much crime is recorded in SR8 2RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shotton & Haswell
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
SR8 2RBPeterlee
How safe is SR8 2RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 2RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 2RBNational
Burglary17.49.1
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Criminal damage and arson12.14.7
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Other theft3.74.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.