Crime Rates at Hill Crescent, Murton, Seaham, SR7 9EW

Hill 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 Hill Crescent (SR7 9EW) 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 Hill Crescent (SR7 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansbury Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnes Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.