Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Scafell Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Dunston , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 357 local areas in Chesterfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scafell Avenue (S41 8BQ) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Dunston average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scafell Avenue (S41 8BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Monkwood Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scafell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Kingswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Monkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scafell Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caulfield Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rose Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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