Total Crime Rate

204.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 204.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawthorn Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 Hawthorn Square (SR7 7DF) in the last 12 months was 204.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Square (SR7 7DF), 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 Hawthorn Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Row —
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blandford Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Adelaide Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street 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 North Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blandford Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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