Total Crime Rate

194.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 194.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dawdon Industrial Estate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 266th 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 Dawdon Industrial Estate (SR7 7PR) in the last 12 months was 194.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawdon Industrial Estate (SR7 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near East Cliff Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dawdon Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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