Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Frank Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 186th 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 Frank Avenue (SR7 8LS) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% higher than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frank Avenue (SR7 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exeter Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Frank Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hexham Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Hexham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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