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Crime in Peterlee (Blackhall): 7 offences recorded in September 2026

Crime

7 crimes were recorded in and around Peterlee (Blackhall) in September 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is unchanged on the month before.

The most common reports were:

Violent crime: 3 reports (43% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 2 reports (29% of the total) Criminal damage arson: 2 reports (29% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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