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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)
Crime

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
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 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
Trend

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.

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