Total Crime Rate

117.9 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 117.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bevan Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 551st highest crime rate of 1,724 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 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Dawdon average (128.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bevan Square (SR7 9HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bevan Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnip Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnip Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Webb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shinwell Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherburn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherburn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherburn Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wetherburn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wetherburn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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