Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dalton Heights area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Deneside , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalton Heights (SR7 8LB) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Deneside average (127.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalton Heights (SR7 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolsey Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walpole Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dalton Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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