Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Daphne Crescent area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 604th 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 Daphne Crescent (SR7 7QD) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Daphne Crescent (SR7 7QD), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Daphne Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aspen Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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