Total Crime Rate
150.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Cliff Road 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 East Cliff Road (SR7 7PS) 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 East Cliff Road (SR7 7PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 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.
View Crime In Dawdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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