Total Crime Rate
131.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Everton Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 521st highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Everton Drive (SR7 8DP) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Everton Drive (SR7 8DP), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westlea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ennerdale Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dawlish Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastdene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastdene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Evesham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Eastdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westlea Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawnside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Topaz Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryton Crescent | Under investigation |
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