Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 204.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 250th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (SR7 7AB) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (SR7 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mappleton Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runswick Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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