Crime Rates at Shakespeare Street, Seaham, SR7 7JB

Shakespeare Street 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 Shakespeare Street (SR7 7JB) 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 Shakespeare Street (SR7 7JB), 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.