Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 827th lowest crime rate of 1,720 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 Fern Crescent (SR7 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Crescent (SR7 7UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Crescent. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulberry Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Aspen Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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