Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Avenue area has the 15th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 296th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SR7 8AB) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SR7 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parkland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1287 —
Sep 2025Other crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkland Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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