Total Crime Rate

188.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mary Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 280th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Mary Street (SR7 7JT) in the last 12 months was 188.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mary Street (SR7 7JT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mary Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stewart Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candlish Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aline Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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