Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Runswick Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 692nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Runswick Drive (SR7 7WR) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% lower than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 237.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Runswick Drive (SR7 7WR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mappleton Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runswick Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Runswick Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mappleton Drive Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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