Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 78.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dene Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 856th 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 Dene Way (SR7 7BW) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Way (SR7 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Derwent Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dene Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dene Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derwent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staithes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strangford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boulmer Lea Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Reach —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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