Durham Constabulary

Crime in Peterlee (Peterlee)

Street-level crime statistics for Peterlee (Peterlee) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,998 crimes in last 12 months

6 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,998 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑4.8% vs Previous 12 Months

6/100 Safety Score

21.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,998 total crimes recorded in Peterlee (Peterlee)

Violent Crime

1,150

↑9%

Anti-Social Behaviour

505

↑17%

Criminal Damage & Arson

352

Shoplifting

340

↑25%

Public Order

183

Other Theft

117

↓11%

Other Crime

117

↑34%

Drugs

↑28%

Burglary

↓57%

Vehicle Crime

↓44%

Possession of Weapons

↑39%

Robbery

↑33%

Bicycle Theft

↓55%

Theft from Person

↓40%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Peterlee (Peterlee)

266

02/23

340

03/23

311

04/23

323

05/23

298

06/23

266

07/23

339

08/23

313

09/23

322

10/23

269

11/23

273

12/23

305

01/24

239

02/24

281

03/24

276

04/24

285

05/24

221

06/24

227

07/24

223

08/24

263

09/24

252

10/24

236

11/24

182

12/24

177

01/25

250

02/25

247

03/25

253

04/25

256

05/25

268

06/25

281

07/25

247

08/25

247

09/25

270

10/25

247

11/25

199

12/25

233

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Peterlee (Peterlee) (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Peterlee (Peterlee)

January 2026 233 crimes December 2025 199 crimes November 2025 247 crimes October 2025 270 crimes September 2025 247 crimes August 2025 247 crimes July 2025 281 crimes June 2025 268 crimes May 2025 256 crimes April 2025 253 crimes March 2025 247 crimes February 2025 250 crimes January 2025 177 crimes December 2024 182 crimes November 2024 236 crimes October 2024 252 crimes September 2024 263 crimes August 2024 223 crimes July 2024 227 crimes June 2024 221 crimes May 2024 285 crimes April 2024 276 crimes March 2024 281 crimes February 2024 239 crimes January 2024 305 crimes December 2023 273 crimes November 2023 269 crimes October 2023 322 crimes September 2023 313 crimes August 2023 339 crimes July 2023 266 crimes June 2023 298 crimes May 2023 323 crimes April 2023 311 crimes March 2023 340 crimes February 2023 266 crimes

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Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.