Total Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.2 7/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Seaton Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 678th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seaton Lane (SR7 0JF) in the last 12 months was 96.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seaton Lane (SR7 0JF), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seaton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gregson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rutherford Avenue —
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Data Sources

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