Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malvern Crescent area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 753rd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malvern Crescent (SR7 8BS) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Crescent (SR7 8BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Road, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ryton Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Malvern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topaz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastdene Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastdene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ryton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastdene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastdene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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