Crime in Peterlee (Wingate): 47 offences recorded in July 2026

47 crimes were recorded in and around Peterlee (Wingate) in July 2026, according to figures published by Durham Police. That is down by 26 on the 73 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Criminal damage arson: 19 reports (40% of the total) Violent crime: 10 reports (21% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 7 reports (15% of the total) Burglary: 3 reports (6% of the total) Public order: 3 reports (6% 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.