Total Crime Rate
273.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holyhead Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 153rd 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 Holyhead Close (SR7 8DB) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 105.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holyhead Close (SR7 8DB), 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.
View Crime In Dawdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskdale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ryton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastlea Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holyhead Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ryton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dawlish Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Essex Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellesmere Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastdene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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