Crime Rate in Dawdon, ward

Dawdon has the 19th highest crime rate of 63 wards in County Durham district and the 961st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 98th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dawdon in the last 12 months was 128.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the County Durham district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dawdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 382 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dawdon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ash Crescent (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.