Total Crime Rate

316.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 316.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 158.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (SR7 8PE) in the last 12 months was 316.7 per 1,000 residents and was 118.4% higher than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (SR7 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensbury Road, where police recorded 160 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hexham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yarmouth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Malvern Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Lawns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Lawns —
Apr 2026Other crime Exeter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Exeter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawnside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Topaz Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hexham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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