Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bevan Square area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 542nd highest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bevan Square (SR7 9HT) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Dawdon average (145.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bevan Square (SR7 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Lansbury Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bevan Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Webb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansbury Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Shinwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shinwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wetherburn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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