Crap Towns / Easington / Crime

How much crime is there in Easington?

The police recorded 143 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Easington from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 54.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 150, up from 148 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	148	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	132	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	150	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	54.0	34.1
Shoplifting	36.3	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	20.5	7.0
Public order	7.9	6.6
Other theft	7.1	5.4
Burglary	4.4	3.1
Other crime	4.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Drugs	2.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.1	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Horden	2.7 km	164
Murton	4.5 km	160
Hartlepool	13.7 km	149
Easington	–	143
Peterlee	3.3 km	131
Wingate	6.8 km	105
Houghton-le-Spring	10.9 km	93.9
Seaham	5.6 km	84.0
Hetton-le-Hole	8.6 km	81.0
Fence Houses	12.5 km	65.3
Shiney Row and Penshaw	13.2 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2