Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 3BP
How much crime is recorded in SR8 3BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easington & Hawthorn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
SR8 3BPPeterlee
How safe is SR8 3BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 3BP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3BPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Criminal damage and arson9.74.7
Other theft7.94.5
Burglary4.49.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.