Crime Rates at The Avenue, Seaham, SR7 8BD

The Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 788th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SR7 8BD) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% lower than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SR7 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Queensbury Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.