Total Crime Rate

184.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 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 184.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ropery Walk area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 314th 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 Ropery Walk (SR7 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% higher than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% 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 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 Ropery Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ropery Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stewart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robert Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stavordale Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wear Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wear Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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