Total Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stoneycroft Way area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 321st 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 Stoneycroft Way (SR7 7DG) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoneycroft Way (SR7 7DG), the main crime hotspot is near Mappleton Drive. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Seaham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mappleton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Runswick Drive | Under investigation |
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