Crimes Committed Near Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF in August 2025
Summary
Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF is within the Houghton policing neighbourhood, under the Northumbria Police force area.
There were 15 crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 119 reported crimes per 1,000 people
This crime level rating is based on crimes in the Lower level Super Output Area (LSOA) that this postcode is within, whereas the crime map and the list of crimes shown below is based on a straight-line distance instead. Care should be taken when comparing rural to urban areas as even if crimes per 1,000 people are similar, the crimes will be geographically more spread out in rural areas and the LSOA will be a larger area.
Levels By Category
Anti-social behaviour: Medium
Bicycle theft: Very Low
Burglary: Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Low
Possession of weapons: Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: Very Low
Shoplifting: Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
This is the 1 Anti-social behaviour crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Market Place |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 2 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Edlingham Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Seaham Road | Under investigation |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Seaham Road | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 2 Public order crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Earsdon Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Earsdon Road | Under investigation |
Vehicle crime
This is the 1 Vehicle crime crime recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Kirklea Road | Under investigation |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 8 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in August 2025 within half a mile of Houghton Le Spring, DH5 8JF. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | On or near Burdon Avenue | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Edlingham Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Edlingham Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Edlingham Court | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Holywell Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Seaham Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Seaham Road | Under investigation |
| August 2025 | On or near Seaton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.