Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkins Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 495th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkins Road (SR7 9DH) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkins Road (SR7 9DH), 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 Hawkins Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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