Crap Towns / Peterlee / Crime

How much crime is there in Peterlee?

The police recorded 131 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Peterlee from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 56.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 129, down from 139 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	139	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	125	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	129	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	56.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	20.1	7.0
Shoplifting	15.7	7.1
Public order	9.7	6.6
Other theft	7.2	5.4
Burglary	5.7	3.1
Other crime	5.5	2.0
Vehicle crime	4.9	3.8
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Possession of weapons	1.3	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Horden	2.2 km	164
Murton	6.7 km	160
Hartlepool	12.0 km	149
Easington	3.3 km	143
Peterlee	–	131
Wingate	3.6 km	105
Durham	14.6 km	103
Houghton-le-Spring	12.0 km	93.9
Seaham	8.6 km	84.0
Hetton-le-Hole	9.4 km	81.0
Fence Houses	13.5 km	65.3
The typical town	–	76.2