Total Crime Rate

931.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.6 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 931.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 428.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dreswick Court area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Murton , and the 16th 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 Dreswick Court (SR7 9NE) in the last 12 months was 931.0 per 1,000 residents and was 408.2% higher than the Murton average (183.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 157.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dreswick Court (SR7 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dreswick Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warnbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Coronation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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