Crime Rates at Ropery Walk, Seaham, SR7 7JZ

Ropery Walk 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 Ropery Walk (SR7 7JZ) 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 Ropery Walk (SR7 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 60 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.