Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rainton Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 811th lowest crime rate of 1,724 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 Rainton Street (SR7 7QS) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainton Street (SR7 7QS), 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 Rainton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrewsbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stavordale Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandrina Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chaplin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rainton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Maglona Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Talbot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawdon Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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