Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Penzance Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penzance Court (SR7 9JT) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penzance Court (SR7 9JT), 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 Penzance Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Claude Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregoney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregoney Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Treen Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mann Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mann Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Claude Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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