Durham Constabulary
Crime in Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley)
Street-level crime statistics for Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.
5
/ 100
High Crime
Safety Score
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 — 891 total crimes recorded in Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley)
Violent Crime
263
29.5%
↑7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
200
22.4%
↑38%
Anti-Social Behaviour
144
16.2%
↑55%
Shoplifting
85
9.5%
↓49%
Other Theft
39
4.4%
↓20%
Public Order
38
4.3%
Burglary
36
4%
↓5%
Other Crime
33
3.7%
↑106%
Vehicle Crime
32
3.6%
↑88%
Drugs
14
1.6%
↑56%
Possession of Weapons
4
0.4%
Robbery
3
0.3%
↓50%
Theft from Person
0
0%
↓100%
Monthly Crime Trend
Month-by-month crime totals for Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley)
50
02/23
81
03/23
54
04/23
51
05/23
87
06/23
78
07/23
58
08/23
48
09/23
72
10/23
73
11/23
60
12/23
58
01/24
77
02/24
51
03/24
61
04/24
85
05/24
80
06/24
57
07/24
74
08/24
61
09/24
62
10/24
89
11/24
60
12/24
71
01/25
59
02/25
62
03/25
60
04/25
73
05/25
78
06/25
97
07/25
81
08/25
70
09/25
69
10/25
104
11/25
68
12/25
70
01/26
Top Crime Hotspots
Highest-crime street locations in Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley) (12 months)
Explore by Month
View detailed crime data for each month in Peterlee (Wheatley Hill/Thornley)
January 2026
70 crimes
December 2025
68 crimes
November 2025
104 crimes
October 2025
69 crimes
September 2025
70 crimes
August 2025
81 crimes
July 2025
97 crimes
June 2025
78 crimes
May 2025
73 crimes
April 2025
60 crimes
March 2025
62 crimes
February 2025
59 crimes
January 2025
71 crimes
December 2024
60 crimes
November 2024
89 crimes
October 2024
62 crimes
September 2024
61 crimes
August 2024
74 crimes
July 2024
57 crimes
June 2024
80 crimes
May 2024
85 crimes
April 2024
61 crimes
March 2024
51 crimes
February 2024
77 crimes
January 2024
58 crimes
December 2023
60 crimes
November 2023
73 crimes
October 2023
72 crimes
September 2023
48 crimes
August 2023
58 crimes
July 2023
78 crimes
June 2023
87 crimes
May 2023
51 crimes
April 2023
54 crimes
March 2023
81 crimes
February 2023
50 crimes
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Spennymoor (Chilton Ward)
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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.