Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princess Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 802nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Road (SR7 7SP) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Road (SR7 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near Emily Street East. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Emily Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malcolm Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Talbot Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Talbot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Street —
Sep 2025Public order Castlereagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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