Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.9 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 150.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Melbury Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 421st 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 Melbury Street (SR7 7NF) in the last 12 months was 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Street (SR7 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Ilchester Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melbury Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawdon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawdon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strangways Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stavordale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stavordale Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Embleton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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