Crime Rates at Queensbury Road, Seaham, SR7 8AZ

Queensbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 92nd 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 Queensbury Road (SR7 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 347.2 per 1,000 residents and was 169.9% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 888.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensbury Road (SR7 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Road, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.