Crap Towns / Hetton-le-Hole / Crime

How much crime is there in Hetton-le-Hole?

The police recorded 81.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hetton-le-Hole from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.8. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 73.3, down from 88.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	88.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	80.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	73.3	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.8	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	13.5	7.0
Burglary	6.4	3.1
Public order	6.0	6.6
Vehicle crime	5.4	3.8
Other theft	5.1	5.4
Other crime	3.4	2.0
Shoplifting	2.3	7.1
Drugs	2.2	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Murton	4.7 km	160
Easington	8.6 km	143
Peterlee	9.4 km	131
Sunderland	10.0 km	111
Durham	8.5 km	103
Houghton-le-Spring	2.7 km	93.9
Chester-le-Street	9.0 km	90.9
Seaham	6.9 km	84.0
Hetton-le-Hole	–	81.0
Fence Houses	4.1 km	65.3
Shiney Row and Penshaw	5.7 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2