Total Crime Rate

118.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Parkside Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 549th 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 Parkside Crescent (SR7 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Crescent (SR7 7UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Aspen Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elmtree Court —
Sep 2025Other crime Jasmine Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chestnut Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Beech Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fox Cover Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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