Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

School Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 638th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Street (SR7 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Street (SR7 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Street. Police recorded 23 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 School Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Maglona Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rainton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Longnewton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawdon Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilchester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Chaplin Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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