Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SR8 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peterlee East
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
How safe is SR8 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 5EA area, 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
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
128
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences53.023.6
Criminal damage and arson33.64.7
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Other crime7.81.5
Public order7.34.6
Burglary5.69.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.