Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 250.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chaplin Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 182nd 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 Chaplin Street (SR7 7RG) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 108.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaplin Street (SR7 7RG), the main crime hotspot is near Margaret Street. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chaplin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Embleton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stavordale Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maglona Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dawdon Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawdon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Margaret Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strangways Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stavordale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margaret Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Fox Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fox Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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