Postcode · Peterlee
Crime in SR8 5RT
How much crime is recorded in SR8 5RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackhall
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,168 (2024)
SR8 5RTPeterlee
How safe is SR8 5RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SR8 5RT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 5RTNational
Violence and sexual offences34.323.6
Shoplifting12.58.4
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Other theft7.04.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.41.4
Burglary1.39.1
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.