Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queen Alexandra Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 808th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Alexandra Road (SR7 7QZ) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Alexandra Road (SR7 7QZ), 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 Queen Alexandra Road area

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

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