Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) vs Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange

Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 905 crimes in the last 12 months. Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange has a safety score of 74/100 (Safe) with 326 crimes. Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) shows a year-on-year crime trend of +10.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange shows -0.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (261 incidents). In Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange, it is Violent Crime (120 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) recorded 133 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange recorded 44. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) totalled 261 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 120 in Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) recorded 821 crimes (now 905, a change of +10.2%). Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange recorded 327 crimes previously (now 326, -0.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) has a resolution rate of 30.6% and Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange has 26.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) falls within the Durham Constabulary boundary. Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) and Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.