Crime Rates at Lyster Close, Seaham, SR7 0PH

Lyster Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyster Close (SR7 0PH) in the last 12 months was 12.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% lower than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyster Close (SR7 0PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seaton Lane, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sharpley Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.