Total Crime Rate

404.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 404.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Marquess Point area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 78th 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 Marquess Point (SR7 7EA) in the last 12 months was 404.0 per 1,000 residents and was 178.6% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marquess Point (SR7 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wear Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Marquess Point area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back North Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wear Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wear Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Back North Terrace Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tees Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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