Total Crime Rate
316.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holyhead Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 118.1% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 122.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% 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 39 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westlea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Walton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waring Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastdene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastdene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wells Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
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