Total Crime Rate

145.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Candlish Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 415th 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 Candlish Terrace (SR7 7LG) in the last 12 months was 145.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Candlish Terrace (SR7 7LG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Candlish Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stewart Street East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Albert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aline Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Candlish Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Alfred 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 Fox Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robert Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ropery Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawdon Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Ropery Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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