Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 3NN
How much crime is recorded in SR8 3NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easington & Hawthorn
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
SR8 3NNPeterlee
How safe is SR8 3NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 3NN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 3NNNational
Violence and sexual offences48.723.6
Criminal damage and arson14.14.7
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft7.54.5
Public order6.34.6
Other crime4.51.5
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.