Total Crime Rate

259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 259.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 111.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watson Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 166th 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 Watson Close (SR7 8ET) in the last 12 months was 259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 103.4% higher than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Close (SR7 8ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holyhead Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawlish Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Waring Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Walton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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