Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

St Helens Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Drive (SR7 7PU) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.2% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Drive (SR7 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stavordale Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Candlish Terrace (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Helens Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stavordale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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