Crime Rates at Stockton Road, Seaham, SR7 8EQ

Stockton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 287th 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 Stockton Road (SR7 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Deneside average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 124.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockton Road (SR7 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enfield Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milldale (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.