Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 4JA
How much crime is recorded in SR8 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horden
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
SR8 4JAPeterlee
How safe is SR8 4JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 80.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 4JA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
80.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
270
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 4JANational
Shoplifting110.88.4
Violence and sexual offences65.523.6
Burglary26.29.1
Criminal damage and arson23.94.7
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Public order11.04.6
Other theft8.94.5
Drugs5.92.4
Other crime5.81.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.