Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Watt Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 765th highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watt Street (SR7 9AT) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.1% lower than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watt Street (SR7 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Street, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knaresborough Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watt Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mann Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephenson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mann Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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