Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 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 8BG) 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 8BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastdene Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dawlish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holyhead Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Ellesmere Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Essex Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ryton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastlea Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saturn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saturn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saturn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Topaz Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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