Total Crime Rate

1251.2 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 1251.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 753.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 34.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ramsey Grove area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 7th 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 Ramsey Grove (SR7 9GQ) in the last 12 months was 1251.2 per 1,000 residents and was 557.7% 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 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 127.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -65.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 201.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ramsey Grove (SR7 9GQ), 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 Ramsey Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalby Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalby Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Morton Close —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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