Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 203.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grantham Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 Grantham Avenue (SR7 8LX) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.4% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grantham Avenue (SR7 8LX), the main crime hotspot is near The Avenue. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grantham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exeter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Exeter Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portland Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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