Total Crime Rate
114.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marlborough area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 611th 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 Marlborough (SR7 7SD) in the last 12 months was 114.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marlborough (SR7 7SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tees Street, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emily Street East (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tees Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyne Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Emily Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talbot Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Regency Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tees Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vane Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Tees Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vane Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vane Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Blandford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adelaide Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Adelaide Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blandford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | George Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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