Total Crime Rate

63.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Ives Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 708th lowest crime rate of 1,720 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Ives Place (SR7 9LD) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ives Place (SR7 9LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Treen Crescent, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penzance Bungs (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Ives Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Penzance Bungs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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