Murton North & Parkside
Middle areaNorth east County Durham. 8,953 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Murton North & Parkside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Murton North & Parkside
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Murton North & Parkside at a rate of 152.9 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 | 461 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 258 |
| Other crime | 189 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 186 |
| Shoplifting | 111 |
| Vehicle crime | 68 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Drug offences | 34 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Murton North & Parkside compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Murton North & Parkside safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Murton North & Parkside at a rate of 152.9 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, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Murton North & Parkside.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (461), criminal damage and arson (258) and other crime (189).
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 Murton North & Parkside alone. See County Durham
Murton North & Parkside in brief
The median price paid for a home in Murton North & Parkside was £106,000 in 2025.
Murton North & Parkside had 8,659 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Murton North & Parkside live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Murton North & Parkside, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.