Total Crime Rate

273.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vincent Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vincent Street (SR7 7QL) in the last 12 months was 273.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Street (SR7 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chaplin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maglona Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawdon Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rainton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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