Crime Rates at Wells Crescent, Seaham, SR7 8HJ

Wells Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 660th highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Wells Crescent (SR7 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Crescent (SR7 8HJ), 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.