Crimes Committed Near Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX in October 2025
Summary
Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX is within the Peterlee (Peterlee) policing neighbourhood, under the Durham Constabulary force area.
There were 67 crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX.
Crime Level
The overall crime level in the area immediately around Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX can be described as Medium.
In the previous 12 months for which data is available, there were 87 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: None
Burglary: Very Low
Criminal damage and arson: Medium
Drugs: Very Low
Other crime: Low
Other theft: Very Low
Possession of weapons: Very Low
Public order: Low
Robbery: None
Shoplifting: Very Low
Theft from the person: Very Low
Vehicle crime: Very Low
Violence and sexual offences: Medium
List of Crimes Nearby
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Anti-social behaviour
These are the 13 Anti-social behaviour crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Adfrid Place |
| October 2025 | On or near Beck Place |
| October 2025 | On or near Beverley Way |
| October 2025 | On or near Clifton Square |
| October 2025 | On or near Clifton Square |
| October 2025 | On or near Cotswold Place |
| October 2025 | On or near Dunn Road |
| October 2025 | On or near Essington Way |
| October 2025 | On or near Gloucester Place |
| October 2025 | On or near Montfalcon Close |
| October 2025 | On or near Sledmere Close |
| October 2025 | On or near Springbank |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket |
Burglary
These are the 2 Burglary crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Chester Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Essington Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Criminal damage and arson
These are the 8 Criminal damage and arson crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Bruce Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Burt Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Colston Rise | Local resolution |
| October 2025 | On or near Dunelm Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Fairbairn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Garside Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Robson Avenue | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Weston View | Under investigation |
Other theft
This is the 1 Other theft crime recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Weston View | Under investigation |
Public order
These are the 3 Public order crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Buddle Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Herton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Robbery
This is the 1 Robbery crime recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Burnside | Under investigation |
Violence and sexual offences
These are the 35 Violence and sexual offences crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
Note: We receive many queries about splitting sexual and violent crimes into distinct categories. Unfortunately, we do not have the data to do so and discuss this further on our Frequently Asked Questions page here.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Acre Rigg Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Barsloan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Barsloan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Burnside | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Burnside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Chester Place | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Chester Place | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Chester Place | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Cotswold Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Crawford Avenue | Local resolution |
| October 2025 | On or near Crawford Avenue | Local resolution |
| October 2025 | On or near Essex Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Garside Grove | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Grange Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Hallam Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Hawes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Hawes Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Jarvis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Johnson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Johnson Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Johnson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Kemp Road | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Newark Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Newark Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| October 2025 | On or near Nottingham Place | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Oxford Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Robson Avenue | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Robson Avenue | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
Other crime
These are the 4 Other crime crimes recorded in October 2025 within half a mile of Morton Square, Peterlee, SR8 2AX. Click the tabs above to view crimes in other categories.
| Date | Location | Latest Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | On or near Beverley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| October 2025 | On or near Bruce Place | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Burt Close | Under investigation |
| October 2025 | On or near Burt Close | Under investigation |
Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.