Crime Rates at Fern Crescent, Seaham, SR7 7UP

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 7UP) 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 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Crescent, where police recorded 21 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.