Easington & Hawthorn
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 6,205 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Easington & Hawthorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Easington & Hawthorn
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Easington & Hawthorn at a rate of 182.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 375 |
| Shoplifting | 298 |
| Other crime | 150 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 134 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 93 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Easington & Hawthorn compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Easington & Hawthorn safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Easington & Hawthorn at a rate of 182.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Easington & Hawthorn.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (375), shoplifting (298) and other crime (150).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of County Durham
These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Easington & Hawthorn alone. See County Durham
Easington & Hawthorn in brief
The median price paid for a home in Easington & Hawthorn was £93,999 in 2025.
Easington & Hawthorn had 5,762 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Easington & Hawthorn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Easington & Hawthorn, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.