Crime Rates at Windermere Road, Seaham, SR7 8JJ

Windermere Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Deneside , and the 580th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windermere Road (SR7 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Road (SR7 8JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.