Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 29.3 7/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookside Villas area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 662nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brookside Villas (SR7 7BG) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside Villas (SR7 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Wear Street. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brookside Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blandford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tees Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Adelaide Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wear Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vane Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vane Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wear Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back North Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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