Total Crime Rate

348.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 348.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Toft Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 89th 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 Toft Crescent (SR7 9EA) in the last 12 months was 348.6 per 1,000 residents and was 171.0% higher than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Toft Crescent (SR7 9EA), the main crime hotspot is near James Street South. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Toft Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mann Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watkin Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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