Crap Towns / Murton / Crime

How much crime is there in Murton?

The police recorded 160 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Murton from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 53.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 169, up from 146 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	146	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	166	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	169	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	53.0	34.1
Shoplifting	39.0	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	22.1	7.0
Vehicle crime	10.6	3.8
Other theft	10.0	5.4
Public order	9.3	6.6
Burglary	8.2	3.1
Other crime	3.6	2.0
Drugs	2.4	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.3	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Horden	7.1 km	164
Murton	–	160
Easington	4.5 km	143
Peterlee	6.7 km	131
Sunderland	9.8 km	111
Wingate	9.6 km	105
Houghton-le-Spring	6.5 km	93.9
Seaham	2.9 km	84.0
Hetton-le-Hole	4.7 km	81.0
Fence Houses	8.3 km	65.3
Shiney Row and Penshaw	8.7 km	53.9
The typical town	–	76.2