Total Crime Rate

69.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Seven Acres area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Lumley , and the 808th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seven Acres (DH3 4JS) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher than the Lumley average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seven Acres (DH3 4JS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seven Acres area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Startforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tintagel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scorer'S Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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