Peterlee ward · County Durham. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 29% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (8.7 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 18.1% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (8.7 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 28.5% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (6.8 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Peterlee ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,453 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,444 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Peterlee ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 144 mapped crimes in September 2024; 156 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Peterlee
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
144
11
October 2024
133
18
November 2024
102
15
December 2024
83
13
January 2025
79
8
February 2025
131
8
March 2025
126
9
April 2025
111
28
May 2025
120
29
June 2025
135
23
July 2025
135
34
August 2025
145
16
September 2025
101
24
October 2025
111
23
November 2025
96
19
December 2025
92
20
January 2026
120
28
February 2026
115
26
March 2026
131
17
April 2026
135
14
May 2026
106
24
June 2026
123
27
July 2026
167
19
August 2026
156
39
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Peterlee
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
693
criminal damage arson
268
shoplifting
128
public order
96
other crime
73
other theft
65
vehicle crime
38
burglary
36
drugs
28
robbery
12
possession of weapons
11
bicycle theft
3
theft from the person
2
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
