Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 230.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dawdon , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,720 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 St Ives Place (SR7 9LE) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% higher 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Ives Place (SR7 9LE), the main crime hotspot is near James Street South. Police recorded 46 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 St Ives Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Penzance Bungs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mann Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mann Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mann Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mann Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henry Street South —
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order James Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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