Crime Rates at Dawdon Industrial Estate, Dawdon, Seaham, SR7 7PR

Dawdon Industrial Estate 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 Dawdon Industrial Estate (SR7 7PR) 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 Dawdon Industrial Estate (SR7 7PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 13 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.