PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Peterlee

Crime in SR8 5

How much crime is recorded in SR8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Population
10,416 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SR8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 57.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SR8 5, well above 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
57.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Anti-social behaviour27.010.7
Criminal damage and arson19.94.7
Shoplifting10.28.4
Public order9.04.6
Burglary8.79.1
Other theft6.44.5
Other crime5.11.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 186 postcodes