Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fern Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 774th lowest 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 Fern Crescent (SR7 7UP) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Crescent (SR7 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Jasmine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maple Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laburnum Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Laburnum Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmtree Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Elderberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
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Data Sources

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