Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 3EL
How much crime is recorded in SR8 3EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easington & Hawthorn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,839 (2024)
SR8 3ELPeterlee
How safe is SR8 3EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 3EL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 3ELNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.14.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.