Crime Rates at Church Street, Seaham, SR7 7EJ

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (SR7 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 863.6 per 1,000 residents and was 571.4% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 258.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (SR7 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tees Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wear Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.