Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edison Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Murton , and the 641st 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 Edison Street (SR7 9PH) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% lower than the Murton average (190.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Street (SR7 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fife Street, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near James Street South (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edison Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Denewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Faraday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watkin Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Fife Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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