Total Crime Rate

636.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 636.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 502.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hawthorn Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 38th 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 Hawthorn Close (SR7 9BY) in the last 12 months was 636.8 per 1,000 residents and was 234.7% higher than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 71.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Close (SR7 9BY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalby Grove —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cookson Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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